A & J ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC382429 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 26 | 2900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-10-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-08-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-03📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2016-08-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-09-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
- 2012-09-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs A & J ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2010-07-22➕ARNOTT, Alan appointeddirector
- 2010-07-22➕HAY, John Gibson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Kilpatricks Holding Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kilpatricks Holding Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A & J ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · SC382429
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kilpatricks Holding Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/12/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alan Thomas Arnottceased 01/12/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- John Gibson Hayceased 01/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGYLL MAUSOLEUM LIMITED→ SC363151 · est 2009 | — | — | £41.5k | — | 16y | 83 | 78y |
| HERE WE ARE→ SC184879 · est 1998 | — | — | — | 600 | 28y | 83 | 84y |
| OBAN & LORN COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ SC139465 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | 83 | 67y |
| OBAN WAR AND PEACE MUSEUM→ SC251697 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 1 | 22y | 83 | 82y |
| PACE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC138628 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | 83 | 76y |
| STAGE HIRE SCOTLAND LTD.→ SC337290 · est 2008 | — | — | £2.00M | — | 18y | 83 | 60y |
| THE DALMALLY COMMUNITY COMPANY→ SC227930 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | 83 | 84y |
| HOLY LOCH MARINA (SANDBANK) LIMITED→ SC198973 · est 1999 | — | — | — | 9 | 26y | 82 | 77y |
| QUADMANIA LIMITED→ SC211922 · est 2000 | — | — | £244.9k | — | 25y | 82 | 61y |
| BUTE HIGHLAND GAMES LIMITED→ SC288479 · est 2005 | — | — | £81.9k | — | 20y | 81 | 78y |
| COLONSAY AND ORONSAY HERITAGE TRUST→ SC144749 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | 81 | 80y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-07-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
53 Kilpatrick Drive
Erskine
Renfrewshire
PA8 7AF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ARNOTT, Alan→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAY, John Gibson→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/08/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/09/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 19/09/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-26