AJS I.T. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03076645 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-06
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62030Computer facilities management activities
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-01
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2022-03-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-08
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    officers · AP03
  12. 2019-07-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-07-07
    ➕
    ARMITAGE, Jacqueline Anne Cora appointed
    secretary
  14. 2019-07-06
    ➖
    ARMITAGE, Janet resigned
    secretary
  15. 2018-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-03-31
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    LEGG, Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    LEGG, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 1998-04-30
    ➖
    FORD ROBERT, Ian resigned
    director
  21. 1997-06-30
    ➕
    FORD ROBERT, Ian appointed
    director
  22. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    ARMITAGE, Jaqueline Anne Cora appointed
    director
  23. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    ARMITAGE, Janet appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-06-05
    ➖
    ARMITAGE, Jaqueline Anne resigned
    secretary
  25. 1996-05-01
    ➕
    ARMITAGE, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  26. 1996-05-01
    ➕
    ARMITAGE, Jaqueline Anne appointed
    secretary
  27. 1995-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AJS I.T. LIMITED
  28. 1995-07-06
    ➕
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1995-07-06
    ➖
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1995-07-06
    ➕
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1995-07-06
    ➖
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Paul Armitage
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Jacqueline Anne Cora Armitage
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Woodstead
15 Wragby Road
Sudbrooke
Lincolnshire
LN2 2QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

ARMITAGE, Jacqueline Anne Cora→
secretary · appointed 2019-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMITAGE, Andrew Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 1996-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMITAGE, Jaqueline Anne Cora→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMITAGE, Janet→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 2019-07-06
Resigned
ARMITAGE, Jaqueline Anne→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 1997-06-05
Resigned
RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-07-06 · resigned 1995-07-06
Resigned
FORD ROBERT, Ian→
director · ~50y · appointed 1997-06-30 · resigned 1998-04-30
Resigned
LEGG, Mark→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
RM NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-07-06 · resigned 1995-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10