AHJ INVESTIGATIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
06164728 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£13.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Investigation activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £13,293

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£13k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£33k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£13k£20k£27k£33kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£13.3k£13.3k
Current assets£33.4k£33.4k
Net assets£13.3k£13.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-02-17
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    address · AD01
  11. 2016-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-03-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-03-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AHJ INVESTIGATIONS LTD
  18. 2007-03-16
    ➕
    JONES, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-03-16
    ➕
    BOLLAND, Lorraine appointed
    director
  20. 2007-03-16
    ➕
    JONES, Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2007-03-16
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-03-16
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    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-03-16
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    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2007-03-16
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-30

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Jones
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting16/03/2017
Ms Lorraine Bolland
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/03/2017

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
Incorporated2007-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80300 — Investigation activities

Registered office

17-19 Fenwick Street
Liverpool
L2 7LS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-30OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOLLAND, Lorraine→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-03-16
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Active
JONES, Anthony→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-16 · resigned 2007-03-16
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-16 · resigned 2007-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-21