A J W CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03887522 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-02
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 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
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
74 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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2009-10-22
    ➕
    PARKIN, Jonathan Mark appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-10-22
    ➖
    WHITTLE, Joanne resigned
    secretary
  18. 1999-12-03
    ➕
    WHITTLE, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 1999-12-03
    ➕
    WHITTLE, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As A J W CONSULTING LIMITED
  21. 1999-12-02
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-12-02
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-12-02
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1999-12-02
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Whittle
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/07/2016

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
Incorporated1999-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

20 Athelstan Road
Beverley
HU17 9JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

PARKIN, Jonathan Mark→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITTLE, Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-02 · resigned 1999-12-02
Resigned
WHITTLE, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-03 · resigned 2009-10-22
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-02 · resigned 1999-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29