AJ INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD
💤Zombieactive
08016722 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-03
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46750
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (76/100)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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 400 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24➕FROM, Jacob appointedsecretary
- 2018-07-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-17➕FROM, Peter Lauenborg appointeddirector
- 2017-10-17➖HARRIS, Siew Leng resigneddirector
- 2012-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD
- 2012-04-03➕HARRIS, Siew Leng appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Hp Invest 2000 Aps is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hp Invest 2000 Aps
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AJ INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD
This company · 08016722
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hp Invest 2000 Aps Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 29/07/2025 |
Mrs Helle From Individual · Danish · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 29/07/2025 |
Mr Peter Lauenborg From Individual · Danish · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/10/2017 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jacob Lauenborg Fromceased 29/07/2025· 75-100% shares
- Hp Invest 2000 Apsceased 30/09/2019· 75-100% shares
- Ms Siew Leng Harrisceased 17/10/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750
Registered office
Devine House
1299-1301 London Road
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 2AD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
FROM, Peter Lauenborg→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRIS, Siew Leng→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2012-04-03 · resigned 2017-10-17
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Recent filings (43 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08