AJ1801 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08269848 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-26
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
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£10k£13k£16kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£2.6k
Current assets£16.1k
Net assets£2.4k
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 miscellaneous
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 miscellaneous
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 miscellaneous
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-21
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01SH01
  2. 2026-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-07-13
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  4. 2025-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-07-28
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-02-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-04-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-04-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJ1801 LIMITED
  19. 2012-10-26
    HAWORTH, Lee David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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 Lee David Haworth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/09/2017

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
Incorporated2012-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Bell Yard
7 Bell Yard
London
WC2A 2JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HAWORTH, Lee David
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-10-26
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Recent filings (41 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2026-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-20
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company
address · AD01
2024-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company
address · AD01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-18