AJS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07803761 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-10
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (71/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-27
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    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-01-26
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    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-05-28
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    GRAVENEY, Karen Alayne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-10-01
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    GRAVENEY, Karen Alayne resigned
    director
  20. 2011-12-02
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    SNELL, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2011-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AJS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2011-10-10
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    GRAVENEY, Karen Alayne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-10-10
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    GRAVENEY, Karen Alayne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Snell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2011-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

71 Meadow Street
Weston-Super-Mare
BS23 1QL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SNELL, Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-12-02
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Active
GRAVENEY, Karen Alayne→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-10 · resigned 2013-05-28
Resigned
GRAVENEY, Karen Alayne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-10-10 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28