A J MARITIME LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06576552 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-25
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
£27.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £27,422

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£27k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£27.4k£48.4k
Debtors£42.0k£57.3k
Net assets£27.4k£27.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2020-01-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2008-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A J MARITIME LIMITED
  19. 2008-04-25
    LYTTLE, Aaron-John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

A J Maritime Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
A J Maritime Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
A J MARITIME LIMITED
This company · 06576552

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A J Maritime Holding Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

4th Floor 100 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 5JD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LYTTLE, Aaron-John
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-04-25
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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-14