AJTJ LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05193752 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-30
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£79.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £79,866
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£80k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£105k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £105.1k |
| Current assets | £105.1k | £105.1k |
| Debtors | £105.1k | — |
| Net assets | £79.9k | £79.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23➖PATEL, Dipan resigneddirector
- 2018-01-23➖PATEL, Pinakin Thakorbhai resigneddirector
- 2018-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-01-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-04-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-01-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-03-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rc Treatt & Company Limited
- 2005-08-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
- 2004-10-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: R.C. Treatt & Co. Limited
- 2004-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AJTJ LIMITED
- 2004-07-30➕PATEL, Pinakin Thakorbhai appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-30➕PATEL, Surendra Thakorbhai appointeddirector
- 2004-07-30➕PATEL, Dipan appointeddirector
- 2004-07-30➕PATEL, Pinakin Thakorbhai appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 22 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Pinakin Thakorbhai Patel Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Pinakin Thakorbhai Patel Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
Avad House, Belvue Road
Northolt Industrial Estate
Northolt
Middlesex
UB5 5HY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
PATEL, Pinakin Thakorbhai→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Surendra Thakorbhai→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2004-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Dipan→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2004-07-30 · resigned 2018-01-23
PATEL, Pinakin Thakorbhai→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-07-30 · resigned 2018-01-23
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Rc Treatt & Company Rc Treatt & Company Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 19/03/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 05/08/2005 | 25/01/2017 | |
| satisfied | R.C. Treatt & Co. R.C. Treatt & Co. Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 18/10/2004 | 02/09/2011 |
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-06