A J FABRICATIONS (NORTHAMPTON) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05631797 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-22
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2018-02-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2018-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-01-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-01-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-01-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-01-21➖COTTON, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2005-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs A J FABRICATIONS (NORTHAMPTON) LIMITED
- 2005-11-22➕LEWIN, John James appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-22➕LEWIN, John James appointeddirector
- 2005-11-22➕COTTON, Andrew James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John James Lewin Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sharon Lewin Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew James Cottonceased 21/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr John James Lewinceased 21/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & J SECTIONAL BUILDINGS LIMITED→ 01817863 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| A AND M PLANTERS LIMITED→ 14163255 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A J GANDHAM LTD→ 12557155 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACCUMA PLASTICS LIMITED→ 01365374 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
7/9 Ironstone Close Brixworth
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 9PD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
LEWIN, John James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-11-22
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COTTON, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-11-22 · resigned 2018-01-21
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-03