AJ CATERING (OXFORDSHIRE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08635840 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-02
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees151300

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2024-02-13
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  4. 2023-10-24
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  5. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-09-21
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  9. 2020-12-23
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  10. 2019-11-28
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  11. 2019-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-26
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  15. 2018-04-25
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    capital · SH08
  16. 2018-04-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2015-11-07
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    HORNER, Simon Andrew Morrison resigned
    director
  18. 2013-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As AJ CATERING (OXFORDSHIRE) LIMITED
  19. 2013-08-02
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    HORNER, Louise Lok Yi appointed
    director
  20. 2013-08-02
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    HORNER, Simon Andrew Morrison appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 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 Louise Lok Yi Horner
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon Andrew Morrison Hornerceased 04/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Unit 3 Wroslyn Road Industrial Estate
Freeland
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX29 8HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HORNER, Louise Lok Yi→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-08-02
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Active
HORNER, Simon Andrew Morrison→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-08-02 · resigned 2015-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23