A J REDGATE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06733918 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-27
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
£95.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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 £94,994
Cash YoY
+137%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£108k
↑ 137% YoY
Net Worth
£95k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£45k£67k£89k£112kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£95.0k£80.6k
Current assets£111.8k£104.3k
Cash£108.0k£45.6k
Debtors£3.8k£58.6k
Net assets£95.0k£80.5k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2024-05-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-13
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    address · AD01
  9. 2021-10-13
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    address · AD01
  10. 2021-10-13
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    address · AD01
  11. 2021-10-13
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    address · AD01
  12. 2021-10-12
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    address · AD01
  13. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-07-30
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    BARRADELL, David resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As A J REDGATE LIMITED
  19. 2008-10-27
    ➕
    REDGATE, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2008-10-27
    ➕
    BARRADELL, David appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-10-27
    ➕
    HOLT, Joanna appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-10-27
    ➖
    HOLT, Joanna resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-10-27
    ➕
    BATES, Leighann appointed
    director
  24. 2008-10-27
    ➖
    BATES, Leighann resigned
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "REDGATE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Amanda Jane Redgate
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
75–100%
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
Incorporated2008-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

The Burrows
4 The Pastures
Weston-On-Trent
Derbyshire
DE72 2DQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

REDGATE, Amanda Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRADELL, David→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-27 · resigned 2015-07-30
Resigned
HOLT, Joanna→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-27 · resigned 2008-10-27
Resigned
BATES, Leighann→
director · ~40y · appointed 2008-10-27 · resigned 2008-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-13