AJ2M LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04840578 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-22
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£5.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (76/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,441
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,362 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£9kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£5.4k£8.8k
Current assets£6.0k£9.4k
Net assets£5.4k£8.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-04
    MORRISSEY, Martin Joseph resigned
    secretary
  16. 2016-02-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2012-03-20
    SMITH, Peter William resigned
    director
  18. 2003-07-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJ2M LIMITED
  19. 2003-07-22
    MORRISSEY, Martin Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2003-07-22
    MORRISSEY, Martin Joseph appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-07-22
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-07-22
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-07-22
    SMITH, Peter William appointed
    director
  24. 2003-07-22
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-07-22
    INSTANT COMPANIES 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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. Martin Morrissey
Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75100%
75-100% shares22/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

5 Millbrook Court
Prigg Lane
South Petherton
TA13 5ED
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MORRISSEY, Martin Joseph
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-07-22
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Active
MORRISSEY, Martin Joseph
secretary · appointed 2003-07-22 · resigned 2016-02-04
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-22 · resigned 2003-07-22
Resigned
SMITH, Peter William
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-07-22 · resigned 2012-03-20
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-22 · resigned 2003-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-20