AJM BL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06928108 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-09
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£508.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 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 £508,529
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£52k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Net Worth
£509k
↑ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£596k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£119k£238k£358k£477k£596kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£509.2k£469.6k
Current assets£595.9k£526.6k
Cash£52.0k£56.6k
Debtors£543.9k£470.0k
Net assets£508.5k£463.7k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-19
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  3. 2023-08-25
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  4. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-12
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    MCNEILLIS, Carol Rosemary appointed
    director
  6. 2022-08-12
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-05-23
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  8. 2022-05-23
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-06
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  12. 2019-11-06
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  13. 2018-09-18
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  14. 2017-09-13
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  15. 2016-09-12
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  16. 2016-08-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-08-16
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    MCNEILLIS, Carol Rosemary resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-08-16
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    MCNEILLIS, Carol Rosemary resigned
    director
  19. 2009-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJM BL LIMITED
  20. 2009-06-09
    ➕
    MCNEILLIS, Antony James appointed
    director
  21. 2009-06-09
    ➕
    MCNEILLIS, Carol Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-06-09
    ➕
    MCNEILLIS, Carol Rosemary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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 Antony James Mcneillis
Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Carol Rosemary Mcneillis
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2009-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15-17 Church Street
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-23
Last: 2026-06-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCNEILLIS, Antony James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-06-09
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Active
MCNEILLIS, Carol Rosemary→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-08-12
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Active
MCNEILLIS, Carol Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-09 · resigned 2010-08-16
Resigned
MCNEILLIS, Carol Rosemary→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-06-09 · resigned 2010-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09