AJB FORECASTING SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09843485 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-27
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees3300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-10-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-10-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-08
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    BYSOUTH, Anthony John resigned
    director
  18. 2015-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AJB FORECASTING SYSTEMS LIMITED
  19. 2015-10-27
    ➕
    BYSOUTH, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-27
    ➕
    BYSOUTH, Anthony John appointed
    director

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Jaye Bysouth
Individual · Australian · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/07/2017
Mr Richard Anthony Bysouth
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anthony John Bysouthceased 08/05/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

10 Upper Grosvenor Road
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 2EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BYSOUTH, Richard Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-27
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Active
BYSOUTH, Anthony John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-10-27 · resigned 2017-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-21