AJB STRATEGIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08009287 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-28
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£784.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £784,657
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,453 YoY
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£468k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Net Worth
£785k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£831k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£171k£343k£514k£686k£857kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£784.7k£799.1k
Current assets£830.7k£856.9k
Cash£467.9k£495.4k
Debtors£362.8k£361.6k
Net assets£784.7k£799.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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  2. 2024-11-29
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  3. 2024-04-02
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  4. 2023-11-30
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  5. 2023-02-24
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  6. 2022-11-30
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  7. 2021-11-30
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  8. 2021-07-09
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  9. 2021-07-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2021-02-27
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  11. 2019-08-09
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  12. 2019-05-31
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  13. 2019-03-04
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  14. 2019-03-04
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  15. 2019-03-04
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  16. 2019-03-04
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  17. 2019-03-04
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  18. 2019-01-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-01-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2013-06-14
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    BRYANT, Jane Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-30
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    BRYANT, Jane Louise resigned
    director
  22. 2012-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AJB STRATEGIES LIMITED
  23. 2012-03-28
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    BRYANT, Anthony Albert appointed
    director
  24. 2012-03-28
    ➕
    BRYANT, Jane Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Albert Bryant
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Jane Louise Bryant
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

C3 Speldhurst Business Park Langton Road
Speldhurst
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 0AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRYANT, Anthony Albert→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-03-28
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Active
BRYANT, Jane Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-06-14
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Active
BRYANT, Jane Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-03-28 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—04/01/201909/07/2021

Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-27