AJM CONTROLS & AUTOMATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06887101 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-24
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£6.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,229

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 114% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£7.4k£4.6k
Current assets£9.8k£4.6k
Net assets£6.2k£3.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-11-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-11-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-11-05
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    MCGOWAN, Anthony John resigned
    director
  19. 2018-11-04
    ➕
    MCGOWAN, Daniel John appointed
    director
  20. 2018-11-04
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Sarah appointed
    director
  21. 2009-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AJM CONTROLS & AUTOMATION LIMITED
  22. 2009-04-24
    ➕
    MCGOWAN, Anthony John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel John Mcgowan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
—50–75%50-75% voting05/11/2018
Ms Sarah Whitehead
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anthony John Mcgowanceased 05/10/2018· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2009-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

15 Stuart Road
Kempston
Bedfordshire
MK42 8HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCGOWAN, Daniel John→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-11-04
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Active
WHITEHEAD, Sarah→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGOWAN, Anthony John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-04-24 · resigned 2018-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-08