A.J.H. PRECISION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03408790 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-24
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£9.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25730
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £9,456
Very low cash
Cash position: £7
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7
~ YoY
Net Worth
£9k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£7
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.2k | £15.2k |
| Current assets | £7 | £7 |
| Cash | £7 | £7 |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £9.5k | £9.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2001-04-30➕HALLMARK, Amanda Georgina appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-30➖HALLMARK, Bert Wilfred resignedsecretary
- 1997-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A.J.H. PRECISION LIMITED
- 1997-07-24➕HALLMARK, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 1997-07-24➕HALLMARK, Bert Wilfred appointedsecretary
- 1997-07-24➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-07-24➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-07-24➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-07-24➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Hallmark Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | — | — | board controlboard control | 07/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated1997-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25730 — SIC 25730
Registered office
120 Anglesey Court
Towers Plaza
Towers Business Park Rugeley
Staffordshire
WS15 1UL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HALLMARK, Amanda Georgina→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-04-30
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HALLMARK, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1997-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALLMARK, Bert Wilfred→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 2001-04-30
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 1997-07-24
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 1997-07-24
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Recent filings (76 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-04-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-04-01