AJS & DAUGHTER LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £51.1k |
| Current assets | — | £55.3k |
| Net assets | — | £51.1k |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AJS & DAUGHTER LIMITED
- 2014-06-03➕SANDERS, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2014-06-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Sanders Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 23/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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