AJAY VALECHA & CO LTD

💤Zombieactive
09691309 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69109Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-08-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2019-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-09-18
    VALECHA INVESTMENT LLP resigned
    corporate-director
  19. 2015-07-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJAY VALECHA & CO LTD
  20. 2015-07-17
    VALECHA, Ajay Gopal appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-07-17
    VALECHA, Ajay Gopal appointed
    director
  22. 2015-07-17
    VALECHA INVESTMENT LLP appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "VALECHA" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ajay Gopal Valecha
Individual · British,Ghanaian · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

39 Bickenhall Mansions
Bickenhall Street
London
W1U 6BR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

VALECHA, Ajay Gopal
secretary · appointed 2015-07-17
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Active
VALECHA, Ajay Gopal
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-07-17
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Active
VALECHA INVESTMENT LLP
corporate-director · appointed 2015-07-17 · resigned 2015-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08