AJP CONSULTANTS (SOUTH WEST) LTD
🌳Matureactive
09894486 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-29📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-07-29📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-06➕POLLARD, Jacqueline Lesley appointeddirector
- 2015-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AJP CONSULTANTS (SOUTH WEST) LTD
- 2015-11-30➕POLLARD, Jacqueline Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2015-11-30➕POLLARD, Andrew James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew James Pollard Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jacqueline Lesley Pollard Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 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
Incorporated2015-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
10 Harford Court 301 Tavistock Road
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 8AB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
POLLARD, Jacqueline Lesley→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-11-30
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POLLARD, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-11-30
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POLLARD, Jacqueline Lesley→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-29
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-07-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-07