AJD SECURITY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06540830 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£416.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £416,223
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£416k
↑ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£448k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £416.2k | £382.5k |
| Current assets | £448.0k | £432.7k |
| Net assets | £416.2k | £382.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-15➕DRANSFIELD, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16➖DRANSFIELD, Paul Jason resigneddirector
- 2021-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-11-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-25➕DRANSFIELD, Paul Jason appointeddirector
- 2021-08-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-07➖DRANSFIELD, Paul Jason resigneddirector
- 2014-02-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AJD SECURITY LIMITED
- 2008-03-20➕DRANSFIELD, Andrea appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-20➕DRANSFIELD, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2008-03-20➕DRANSFIELD, Paul Jason appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Andrea Dransfield Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control | 28/11/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Jason Dransfieldceased 28/11/2021· 75-100% shares
- Mrs Andrea Dransfieldceased 25/11/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A B PRINT GROUP LIMITED→ 00972580 · est 1970 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 56y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
106 Leeds Road
Wakefield
WF1 2QD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
DRANSFIELD, Andrea→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-03-20
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DRANSFIELD, Andrea→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-03-20
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DRANSFIELD, Jamie→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2024-12-15
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DRANSFIELD, Paul Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-11-25 · resigned 2021-12-16
DRANSFIELD, Paul Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2014-04-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/02/2014 | 29/11/2021 |
Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-11-29