A J KELLY & CO (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
04955546 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-06
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
70 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.

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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees700-700

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-10-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-11-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-04-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2010-11-05
    ➖
    KELLY, Gerard resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-05-16
    ➕
    KELLY, Gerard appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-02-09
    ➕
    KELLY, Adrian John appointed
    director
  22. 2003-11-12
    ➖
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-11-12
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    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As A J KELLY & CO (UK) LTD
  25. 2003-11-06
    ➕
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-11-06
    ➕
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KELLY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 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 22 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 Adrian John Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/11/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Egerton House
55 Hoole Road
Chester
CH2 3NJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KELLY, Adrian John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KELLY, Gerard→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-16 · resigned 2010-11-05
Resigned
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2003-11-12
Resigned
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2003-11-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09