AJU (UK) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07354171 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-24
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
34 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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AJU (UK) LIMITED
- 2010-08-24➕HARPER, Jean Alison appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 |
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Mrs Jean Alison Harper Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 2INSPIRE CIC→ 17113049 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A.I.M FOOTBALL & SPORTS LIMITED→ 08826748 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| A1M TRAINING LTD→ 12272716 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AA WELLBEING & CARE LTD→ 16679318 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADEMY FOR MRI SAFETY LIMITED→ 14894082 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACTIVE HORIZONS ORGANISATION LTD→ 16578778 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIMERS ACADEMY LIMITED→ 13828582 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AJ SUPER TUTORS LTD→ 16449480 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJNA SERVICES LIMITED→ 14824152 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AKD DRIVING SCHOOL LIMITED→ 15157336 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AKINDAT DESIGN AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 14340811 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST→ 07801612 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
C/O Donal Lucey Lawlor 65 The Base
Victoria Road
Dartford
DA1 5FS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
HARPER, Jean Alison→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-08-24
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-07