AITCHISON & JONES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC309359 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 19.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-11-08
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    ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2007-05-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Northern Rock PLC
  17. 2007-04-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Northern Rock PLC
  18. 2007-01-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Northern Rock PLC
  19. 2007-01-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Northern Rock PLC
  20. 2007-01-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Northern Rock PLC
  21. 2006-09-29
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    ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AITCHISON & JONES LIMITED
  23. 2006-09-28
    ➕
    AITCHISON, Anna appointed
    director
  24. 2006-09-28
    ➕
    AITCHISON, Callum Ian appointed
    director
  25. 2006-09-28
    ➕
    JONES, Alan David Hamilton appointed
    director
  26. 2006-09-28
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-09-28
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2006-09-28
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-09-28
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AITCHISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alan David Hamilton Jones
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest11/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

22 Muirpark Road
Kinross
KY13 8AT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

AITCHISON, Anna→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AITCHISON, Callum Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Alan David Hamilton→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-09-29 · resigned 2013-11-08
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-28 · resigned 2006-09-28
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-28 · resigned 2006-09-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Northern Rock
Northern Rock PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property01/05/2007—
outstanding
Northern Rock
Northern Rock PLC
Standard security1 property02/04/2007—
outstanding
Northern Rock
Northern Rock PLC
Standard security1 property24/01/2007—
outstanding
Northern Rock
Northern Rock PLC
Standard security1 property23/01/2007—
outstanding
Northern Rock
Northern Rock PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property03/01/2007—
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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27