AJP ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04575211 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-28
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33120Repair of machinery
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 3 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,832 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
↓ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£17k£21kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£100£11.4k
Current assets£20.8k£10.8k
Net assets£100£3.9k

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-23
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  3. 2023-07-27
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  4. 2022-07-29
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  5. 2021-07-27
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  6. 2020-07-31
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  7. 2019-07-22
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  8. 2018-07-26
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  9. 2017-07-31
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  10. 2016-09-26
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2016-09-20
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    SNAPE, Emma Joanne resigned
    secretary
  12. 2016-07-25
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-16
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  14. 2015-07-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-11-10
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  16. 2014-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AJP ENGINEERING LIMITED
  18. 2002-10-28
    ➕
    PINTO, Anthony James appointed
    director
  19. 2002-10-28
    ➕
    SNAPE, Emma Joanne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-10-28
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    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-10-28
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    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-10-28
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    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-10-28
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Anthony James Pinto
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/10/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

55 Dukes Brow
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 6DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PINTO, Anthony James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SNAPE, Emma Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-28 · resigned 2016-09-20
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-28 · resigned 2002-10-28
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-28 · resigned 2002-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
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accounts · AA
2025-07-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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2021-11-16
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accounts · AA
2021-07-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
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accounts · AA
2020-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-10
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accounts · AA
2019-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-13