AJM TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

10235575 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-16

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.

Why now

Window closing · high confidence

Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.

· Lifecycle stage: established → mature
· Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
· Filings: 23 → 24

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

↑Lifecycle stage: established → mature
·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
↑Filings: 23 → 24

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

24 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-03-04
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2023-01-09
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2022-01-04
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2020-08-31
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2017-06-19
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officers · CH01
2016-10-27
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MCMANUS, Samantha Jane appointed
director
2016-10-27
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capital · SH01
2016-10-27
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officers · AP01
2016-06-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-06-16
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Company incorporated
As AJM TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
2016-06-16
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MCMANUS, Samantha Jane appointed
secretary
2016-06-16
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MCMANUS, Andrew James appointed
director
2016-06-16
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Samantha Jane Mcmanus Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/10/2016
Mr Andrew James Mcmanus Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	16/06/2016

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

Incorporated2016-06-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

8 Halsbury Road

Tiverton

Devon

EX16 4AD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-29

Last: 2026-06-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MCMANUS, Samantha Jane→

secretary · appointed 2016-06-16

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MCMANUS, Andrew James→

director · ~40y · appointed 2016-06-16

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MCMANUS, Samantha Jane→

director · ~38y · appointed 2016-10-27

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