AJ SERVICES BRICKCUTTERS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07851534 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£265.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £265,933
Cash YoY
+106%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£41k
↑ 106% YoY
Net Worth
£266k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£640k
↑ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £271.7k | £215.0k |
| Current assets | £640.5k | £354.3k |
| Cash | £40.6k | £19.7k |
| Debtors | £585.6k | £271.6k |
| Net assets | £265.9k | £177.4k |
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.
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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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-01-01➕KING, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2011-12-07➖KING, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2011-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ SERVICES BRICKCUTTERS LTD
- 2011-11-17➕BROWN, Jason John appointeddirector
- 2011-11-17➕KING, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jason John Brown Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Andrew King Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit5k Chantry Industrial Estate
Storrington
Pulborough
RH20 4AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BROWN, Jason John→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2011-11-17
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KING, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-01
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KING, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-17 · resigned 2011-12-07
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05