AJM TAX CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06708991 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-26
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£13.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
49 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,485

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-23
Total assets£6.1k
Current assets£10.3k
Net assets£13.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-06-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-09-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-09-14
    ➖
    MANDUELL, Anne Juliette resigned
    director
  11. 2023-06-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2022-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AJM TAX CONSULTING LIMITED
  20. 2008-09-26
    ➕
    MANDUELL, Adrian Jonathan appointed
    director
  21. 2008-09-26
    ➕
    MANDUELL, Anne Juliette appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Jonathan Manduell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Anne Juliette Manduellceased 14/09/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

11 Blackheath Village
London
SE3 9LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MANDUELL, Adrian Jonathan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-09-26
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Active
MANDUELL, Anne Juliette→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-09-26 · resigned 2023-09-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14