A J R SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06531081 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-11
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£60.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (78/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £60,821
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£61k
Current Assets
£72k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £60.8k | — |
| Current assets | £72.2k | — |
| Net assets | £60.8k | — |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-01-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-31➖ROBINSON, Angela Ellis resignedsecretary
- 2021-12-31➖ROBINSON, Angela Ellis resigneddirector
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-12-01➕ROBINSON, Angela Ellis appointeddirector
- 2017-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs A J R SERVICES LIMITED
- 2008-03-11➕ROBINSON, Alex John appointeddirector
- 2008-03-11➕ROBINSON, Angela Ellis appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alex John Robinson Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/12/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Angela Ellis Robinsonceased 31/12/2021· 75-100% shares
- Mr Alex John Robinsonceased 01/12/2017· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 44 BENEFIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 08272027 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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| A.J.GRAYBURN & COMPANY LIMITED→ 00356099 · est 1939 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 86y | — | — |
| ABACUS WEALTH PLANNING LTD.→ 02061670 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
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| ALIVEKO MORTGAGES & PROTECTION LTD→ 14736821 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALKA MEEKHIL PATEL MORTGAGES LTD→ 14704193 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Registered office
65 The Paddocks
Ingatestone
Essex
CM4 0BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ROBINSON, Alex John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Angela Ellis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2021-12-31
ROBINSON, Angela Ellis→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2021-12-31
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11