AJB TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08516054 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-03
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 May 2025
Net worth
£90.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £90,743

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£91k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£587
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£36k£54k£73k£91kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£92.1k£234.4k
Current assets£587£4.1k
Cash—£2.0k
Debtors—£2.1k
Net assets£90.7k£84.5k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2013-07-29
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    BECKER, Andre Johann appointed
    director
  18. 2013-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AJB TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2013-05-03
    ➕
    BECKER, Barbara Jean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Mrs Barbara Jean Becker
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/05/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Wittas House Co Anderson + Anderson Accountancy Services
Two Rivers, Station Lane
Witney
OX28 4BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BECKER, Andre Johann→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-29
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Active
BECKER, Barbara Jean→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-05-03
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Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10