A J S DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02747293 · ltd · incorporated 1992-09-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.66M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 32.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,664,195
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,503 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 90% YoY
Cash YoY
-90%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£64k
↓ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3.8m
↑ 5.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£762k£1.5m£2.3m£3.0m£3.8mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.83M£3.67M
Current assets£3.81M£3.60M
Cash£63.5k£630.3k
Debtors£75.5k£20.4k
Net assets£1.66M£1.68M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-07-08
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  3. 2023-07-26
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  4. 2022-09-08
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2020-03-30
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Dpm Estate Limited
  9. 2019-08-23
    ➕
    WYLIE, Jeremy Charles appointed
    director
  10. 2019-08-23
    ➕
    WYLIE, Simon James appointed
    director
  11. 2019-08-23
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-08-23
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  13. 2019-08-19
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  14. 2018-12-21
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2018-12-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2018-11-30
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    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2018-11-30
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    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2018-11-30
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    Charge satisfied #5
  19. 2018-11-30
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-08-22
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    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2018-08-22
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    Charge satisfied #4
  23. 2009-08-27
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  24. 1998-12-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 1998-11-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  26. 1998-07-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  27. 1997-12-29
    ➕
    WYLIE, Maxine Valerie, Mrs. appointed
    director
  28. 1997-12-29
    ➕
    WYLIE, Richard Graham appointed
    director
  29. 1997-05-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  30. 1994-06-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  31. 1992-12-04
    ➕
    WYLIE, Richard Graham appointed
    secretary
  32. 1992-12-04
    ➕
    WYLIE, Adam Richard appointed
    director
  33. 1992-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A J S DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  34. 1992-09-15
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1992-09-15
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1992-09-15
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1992-09-15
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Graham Wylie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs. Maxine Valerie Wylie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1944 · age 82
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

14a Albany Road.
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 9TH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

WYLIE, Richard Graham→
secretary · appointed 1992-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYLIE, Adam Richard→
director · ~52y · appointed 1992-12-04
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Active
WYLIE, Jeremy Charles→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYLIE, Maxine Valerie, Mrs.→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYLIE, Richard Graham→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYLIE, Simon James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-08-23
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Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-15 · resigned 1992-09-15
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-09-15 · resigned 1992-09-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Dpm Estate
Dpm Estate Limited
A registered charge1 property30/03/2020—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property27/08/200930/11/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property19/11/199822/08/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property09/07/199830/11/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property19/05/199710/12/1998
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property28/06/199421/12/2018
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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-04-01