AJY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03460484 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-04

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	100	100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-06-20
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accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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accounts · AA
2023-08-21
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accounts · AA
2022-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-08
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officers · CH01
2019-08-08
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address · AD01
2019-08-05
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accounts · AA
2018-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-11-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-02-07
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accounts · AA
2016-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-22
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officers · AP03
2015-12-22
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officers · TM02
2015-12-11
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YELLAND, Michael Roy appointed
secretary
2015-12-11
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YELLAND, Rosina Mary resigned
secretary
2015-12-11
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YELLAND, Rosina Mary resigned
director
2012-09-07
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YELLAND, Michael Roy appointed
director
2010-06-17
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YELLAND, Albert Joseph resigned
director
2010-06-17
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YELLAND, Rosina Mary appointed
director
1997-11-04
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Company incorporated
As AJY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
1997-11-04
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YELLAND, Rosina Mary appointed
secretary
1997-11-04
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-11-04
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-11-04
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YELLAND, Albert Joseph appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Roy Yelland Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Albert Yellandceased 18/04/2017· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1997-11-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Builders Yard Crediton Road

Okehampton

Devon

EX20 1LR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-18

Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

YELLAND, Michael Roy→

secretary · appointed 2015-12-11

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Active

YELLAND, Michael Roy→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-09-07

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Active

YELLAND, Rosina Mary→

secretary · appointed 1997-11-04 · resigned 2015-12-11

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-04 · resigned 1997-11-04

Resigned

YELLAND, Albert Joseph→

director · ~100y · appointed 1997-11-04 · resigned 2010-06-17

Resigned

YELLAND, Rosina Mary→

director · ~101y · appointed 2010-06-17 · resigned 2015-12-11

Resigned

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