AJS BRISTOL LTD.

💤Zombieactive
08955441 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,831
Cash YoY
+969%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↑ 969% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 329% YoY
Current Assets
£132k
↑ 89% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£26k£53k£79k£106k£132kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£29.1k£20.3k
Current assets£132.4k£70.0k
Cash£20.7k£1.9k
Debtors£111.7k£68.1k
Net assets£17.8k£4.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2021-11-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-11-15
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  12. 2021-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-16
    COTTRELL, Bradley James, Mr. resigned
    director
  15. 2021-07-30
    COTTRELL, Bradley James, Mr. appointed
    director
  16. 2021-07-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-04-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2021-04-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2021-03-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2021-03-02
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  21. 2020-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-12-02
    LI, Tian Zhen resigned
    director
  23. 2020-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-04-01
    LI, Tian Zhen appointed
    director
  25. 2018-09-23
    TIAN, Yiran, Mr. resigned
    director
  26. 2018-06-20
    TIAN, Yiran, Mr. appointed
    director
  27. 2017-11-03
    TAO, Tao appointed
    secretary
  28. 2014-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJS BRISTOL LTD.
  29. 2014-03-24
    TAO, Tao 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 12 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.)

Group structure

Iletpro Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Iletpro Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AJS BRISTOL LTD.
This company · 08955441

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Iletpro Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Tao Taoceased 10/11/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Unit 111 Filwood Green Business Park
1 Filwood Park Ln
Bristol
BS4 1ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

TAO, Tao
secretary · appointed 2017-11-03
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Active
TAO, Tao
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-03-24
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Active
COTTRELL, Bradley James, Mr.
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-07-30 · resigned 2021-10-16
Resigned
LI, Tian Zhen
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2020-12-02
Resigned
TIAN, Yiran, Mr.
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-06-20 · resigned 2018-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-11-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-15
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-11-15