ACJ CONTRACTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07684781 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-30.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £30,308
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,953 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
-£30k
↓ 4799% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-25.4k | £32.1k |
| Current assets | £1.16M | £1.17M |
| Cash | £3.3k | £13.4k |
| Debtors | £2.7k | £2.9k |
| Net assets | £-30.3k | £645 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-07-08➕CLAYTON, Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30➖LORD, Philip resigneddirector
- 2011-11-01➕LORD, Antony Richard appointeddirector
- 2011-11-01➕LORD, Christopher Steven appointeddirector
- 2011-11-01➕LORD, Jonathan Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2011-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACJ CONTRACTORS LIMITED
- 2011-06-28➕LORD, Philip appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Antony Lord Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/06/2024 |
Mr Christopher Steven Lord Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/06/2024 |
Mr Jonathan Kenneth Lord Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Philip Lordceased 05/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 STAR DECORATING SERVICES LTD→ 14160236 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| A GARTON BRICKWORK LTD→ 13619224 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| A&G BUILDING&JOINERY SERVICES LIMITED→ 05903606 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A2B PLUMBING LTD→ 12724854 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A7 CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 17127219 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AARON DEVELOPMENTS WARRINGTON LIMITED→ 05317888 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
60 Rochdale Road
Todmorden
OL14 7LP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
LORD, Antony Richard→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-11-01
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LORD, Christopher Steven→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2011-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LORD, Jonathan Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2011-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LORD, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2011-06-28 · resigned 2017-06-30
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15