AJR HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04037447 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-20
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
88 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees0

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-06-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-11-29
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    HARDING, Sarah Louise resigned
    director
  10. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-03-31
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    GARRATT, Neil Gordon resigned
    secretary
  13. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-15
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-11-15
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-10-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-10-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-10-29
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    SMITH, James Duncan appointed
    director
  19. 2019-10-29
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    HARDING, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-17
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  22. 2019-01-17
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  23. 2017-11-24
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    DEWBERRY, Robert Edward resigned
    director
  24. 2004-01-14
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    GARRATT, Neil Gordon appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-01-14
    ➖
    HUMPHRIES, John resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-01-14
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    HUMPHRIES, John resigned
    director
  27. 2000-08-02
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    SMITH, Anthony Duncan appointed
    director
  28. 2000-08-02
    ➕
    HUMPHRIES, John appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-08-02
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-08-02
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    DEWBERRY, Robert Edward appointed
    director
  31. 2000-08-02
    ➕
    HUMPHRIES, John appointed
    director
  32. 2000-08-02
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2000-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AJR HOLDINGS LIMITED
  34. 2000-07-20
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    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2000-07-20
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 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 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 James Duncan Smith
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/06/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Anthony Duncan Smithceased 03/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Robert Edward Dewberryceased 21/07/2019· 25-50% shares · significant influence

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
Incorporated2000-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Stoke Galvanising Ltd
Nevada Lane Burslem
Stoke On Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 2BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

SMITH, Anthony Duncan→
director · ~78y · appointed 2000-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, James Duncan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARRATT, Neil Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
HUMPHRIES, John→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2004-01-14
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-08-02
Resigned
DEWBERRY, Robert Edward→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2017-11-24
Resigned
HARDING, Sarah Louise→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-10-29 · resigned 2021-11-29
Resigned
HUMPHRIES, John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2004-01-14
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-11