AJN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03444996 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-06
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
67 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-12-16
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    NURNBERG, Alexander Frederick appointed
    director
  8. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 1997-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AJN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  18. 1997-10-06
    ➕
    SEATON, David Roger appointed
    secretary
  19. 1997-10-06
    ➕
    NURNBERG, Andrew John appointed
    director
  20. 1997-10-06
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1997-10-06
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1997-10-06
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    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1997-10-06
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS 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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — NURNBERG, Alexander Frederick (same surname) appointed 2022-12-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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 John Nurnberg
Individual · British · DOB 10/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr David Roger Seaton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

3 Regent Square
London
WC1H 8HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SEATON, David Roger→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-06
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Active
NURNBERG, Alexander Frederick→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-12-16
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Active
NURNBERG, Andrew John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-10-06
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Active
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-06 · resigned 1997-10-06
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-10-06 · resigned 1997-10-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-29