AJR REFURBISHMENT AND DECORATIONS LIMITED
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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £479 | £4.3k |
| Current assets | £6.2k | £11.3k |
| Cash | £182 | £237 |
| Debtors | £6.0k | £11.0k |
| Net assets | £173 | £4.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AJR REFURBISHMENT AND DECORATIONS LIMITED
- 2012-01-17➕ROCHE, Anthony James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Roche Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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