AJF PROPERTY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
03344667 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,814

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 184% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£600£1k£2k£2k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.8k£990
Current assets—£3.0k
Net assets£2.8k£990

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-13
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  3. 2026-02-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-01-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-04-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2024-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-04-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2023-04-13
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2001-02-07
    ➖
    DICKER, Samuel Sidney resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-02-07
    ➖
    DICKER, Madeleine Patricia resigned
    director
  21. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Linda Carol appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Ashley John Jamie appointed
    director
  23. 1997-04-07
    ➕
    DICKER, Samuel Sidney appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-04-07
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-04-07
    ➕
    DICKER, Madeleine Patricia appointed
    director
  26. 1997-04-07
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1997-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJF PROPERTY SERVICES LTD
  28. 1997-04-03
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-04-03
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
Mrs Katie Elizabeth Francis
Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/01/2026
Mr Ashley John Jamie Francis
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/04/2023

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Woodland Bungalow
Chandlers Lane
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 4NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FRANCIS, Linda Carol→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRANCIS, Ashley John Jamie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2001-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKER, Samuel Sidney→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-07 · resigned 2001-02-07
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-03 · resigned 1997-04-07
Resigned
DICKER, Madeleine Patricia→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-04-07 · resigned 2001-02-07
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-03 · resigned 1997-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08