AJC INTERIORS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08665832 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-28
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
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£275.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £275,852
Net assets shrinking
Down £52,481 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£63k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£276k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£326k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £275.9k | £328.3k |
| Current assets | £325.5k | £410.5k |
| Cash | £63.4k | £238.2k |
| Debtors | £146.1k | £130.3k |
| Net assets | £275.9k | £328.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-13➕COOK, Samuel David appointeddirector
- 2018-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AJC INTERIORS LTD
- 2013-08-28➕COOK, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Julie Cook Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/09/2017 |
Mr Samuel David Cook Individual · British · DOB 09/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/09/2017 |
Mr Andrew Cook Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
Charles House
46 Station Road
Waltham Abbey
Essex
EN9 1FP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
COOK, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-08-28
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COOK, Samuel David→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2018-12-13
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29