A & J SHELDRAKE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11900482 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£20.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01450SIC 01450
- 01500SIC 01500
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 6.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,229
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 286% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.6k | £5.2k |
| Current assets | £59.5k | £62.6k |
| Cash | £11.9k | £25.1k |
| Debtors | £6.0k | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £20.2k | £5.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-24➕SHELDRAKE, Alison Heloise appointeddirector
- 2024-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-03📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2024-03-29📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2024-03-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-03-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-10-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-08-17➕SHELDRAKE, Alison Heloise appointedsecretary
- 2019-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A & J SHELDRAKE LTD
- 2019-03-23➕SHELDRAKE, Jack Henry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHELDRAKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alison Heloise Sheldrake Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/08/2019 |
Mr Jack Henry Sheldrake Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420
Registered office
Ava Lodge
Castle Terrace
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1NP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SHELDRAKE, Alison Heloise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-08-17
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SHELDRAKE, Alison Heloise→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-07-24
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SHELDRAKE, Jack Henry→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2019-03-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/10/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-24
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-04-03
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-03-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11