AJD COOPER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05568844 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-20
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£510
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (75/100)

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
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
63 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 £510
Cash YoY
+86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 86% YoY
Net Worth
£510
↑ 355% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£26.6k£29.8k
Current assets£52.8k£40.3k
Cash£5.9k£3.2k
Debtors£46.9k£37.1k
Net assets£510£112

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-05
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    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-28
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    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2018-02-03
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    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-01-09
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  16. 2017-12-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2016-03-10
    ➖
    COOPER, Graham resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-06-01
    ➕
    COOPER, Graham appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-06-01
    ➖
    COOPER, Julie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AJD COOPER LIMITED
  21. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    COOPER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  22. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    COOPER, Julie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-09-20
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 "COOPER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Andrew James Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ashfields Farm
Ash Parver
Whitchurch
Shropshire
SY13 4NW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COOPER, Andrew James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, Graham→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2016-03-10
Resigned
COOPER, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2005-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29