AJAY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08762413 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-05
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,531
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,354 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6 | £4.9k |
| Current assets | £4.3k | £7.2k |
| Net assets | £1.5k | £2.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AJAY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2013-11-05➕JONES, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2013-11-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Jones Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities
Registered office
6 Langcroft Drive
Manchester
M40 1JH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
JONES, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-11-05
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-05