AJS COURIER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09494130 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). 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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AJS COURIER SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2015-03-17➕SHELTON, Adam John appointeddirector
- 2015-03-17➕SHELTON, Janette Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2015-03-17➕SHELTON, Philip appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Adam John Shelton Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Janette Elizabeth Shelton Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Philip Shelton Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Ingledene 30 Beech Road
Aughton
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 6SJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SHELTON, Adam John→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2015-03-17
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SHELTON, Janette Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-17
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SHELTON, Philip→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-03-17
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-19