AJS PLUMBING AND HEATING ENGINEERING LTD

💤Zombieactive
06022703 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£74.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £74,738

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£75k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£33k£49k£65k£82kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£92.6k£72.8k
Current assets£81.6k£74.5k
Net assets£74.7k£53.5k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-03-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-01-12
    ➕
    JONES, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-12-08
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2006-12-08
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  19. 2006-12-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJS PLUMBING AND HEATING ENGINEERING LTD
  20. 2006-12-07
    ➕
    JONES, Edward Aled appointed
    director
  21. 2006-12-07
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-12-07
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Aled Jones
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mrs Sarah Jones
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

C/O Bowyers Accountants
The Base Dallam Lane
Warrington
Cheshire
WA2 7NG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Sarah Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-12
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Active
JONES, Edward Aled→
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-12-07
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-07 · resigned 2006-12-08
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-07 · resigned 2006-12-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-15