AJUSA UK LTD
💤Zombieactive
09795570 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-25
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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.
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 400 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31➖RODRIGUEZ, Miguel Angel resigneddirector
- 2025-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-10➕GIMENEZ MURCIA, Jesus Maria appointeddirector
- 2024-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-02-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-02-24➖FLETCHER, Grace resignedsecretary
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-12-31➕FLETCHER, Grace appointedsecretary
- 2018-12-31➖ESTEBAN DE LA ROSA, Ashly resigneddirector
- 2018-12-31➕RODRIGUEZ, Miguel Angel appointeddirector
- 2018-12-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-02-23➕ESTEBAN DE LA ROSA, Ashly appointeddirector
- 2016-02-23➖MORCILLO GARCIA, Florian resigneddirector
- 2015-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AJUSA UK LTD
- 2015-09-25➕MORCILLO GARCIA, Florian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jose Manuel Martinez Martinez Individual · Spanish · DOB 02/1950 · age 76 | 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310
Registered office
Unit 25 Hortonwood 33
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 7EX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
GIMENEZ MURCIA, Jesus Maria→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLETCHER, Grace→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-12-31 · resigned 2020-02-24
ESTEBAN DE LA ROSA, Ashly→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-23 · resigned 2018-12-31
MORCILLO GARCIA, Florian→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-09-25 · resigned 2016-02-23
RODRIGUEZ, Miguel Angel→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-12-31 · resigned 2025-03-31
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25