AJR ENGINEERING LTD

🌳Matureactive
06392354 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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
5
filings
  • • 3 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-03
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    address · AD02
  3. 2026-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-28
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  14. 2016-02-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2007-10-22
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    ROEBUCK, Alison Julie appointed
    secretary
  16. 2007-10-22
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    ROEBUCK, Alison Julie appointed
    director
  17. 2007-10-22
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    ROEBUCK, Matthew appointed
    director
  18. 2007-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AJR ENGINEERING LTD
  19. 2007-10-08
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-10-08
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-10-08
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2007-10-08
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alison Julie Roebuck
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

1 Grange Terrace
Marsden
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD7 6AH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ROEBUCK, Alison Julie→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-22
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Active
ROEBUCK, Alison Julie→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-10-22
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Active
ROEBUCK, Matthew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-08 · resigned 2007-10-08
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-08 · resigned 2007-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09