A J R FURNITURE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06819804 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-16
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (69/100)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
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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-02-28 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-02-01➖FRASER, Stuart resignedsecretary
- 2009-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs A J R FURNITURE LIMITED
- 2009-02-16➕ROBINSON, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2009-02-16➕FRASER, Stuart 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Anthony James Robinson Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Fraser House
Peter Street
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 5BL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
ROBINSON, Anthony James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRASER, Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2011-02-01
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27