AJ-B ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

09491900 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-16

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

69202Bookkeeping activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

24 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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BOYLAND, Joanne resigned
director
2026-05-27
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2016-03-26
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Company incorporated
As AJ-B ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED
2015-03-16
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BOYLAND, Allan James appointed
director
2015-03-16
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BOYLAND, Joanne appointed
director
2015-03-16
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incorporation · NEWINC

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

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Allan James Boyland Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Joanne Boylandceased 27/05/2026· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2015-03-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

9 Bartlett Court

Brackley

Northamptonshire

NN13 6HL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-30

Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BOYLAND, Allan James→

director · ~46y · appointed 2015-03-16

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Active

BOYLAND, Joanne→

director · ~46y · appointed 2015-03-16 · resigned 2026-05-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-05-27

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officers · TM01

2026-05-27