AJ CHORLEY SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09364343 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,171
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.2k | £-1.1k |
| Current assets | £0 | £14 |
| Net assets | £-1.2k | £-1.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ CHORLEY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2014-12-22➕WINSTANLEY, James appointedsecretary
- 2014-12-22➕WINSTANLEY, Ann Frances appointeddirector
- 2014-12-22➕WINSTANLEY, James Keith appointeddirector
- 2014-12-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Keith Winstanley Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Ann Frances Winstanley Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70 | 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Registered office
1 Radburn Close
Clayton-Le-Woods
Chorley
PR6 7RB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
WINSTANLEY, Ann Frances→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-12-22
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WINSTANLEY, James Keith→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-12-22
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-11-19