AJE FINANCE LTD
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -95% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £622.5k | £620.7k |
| Current assets | £616.6k | £613.2k |
| Cash | £10.5k | £192.1k |
| Debtors | £606.1k | £421.1k |
| Net assets | £622.5k | £620.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01➕LANDAU, Angela appointeddirector
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-01-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-02-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-01-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AJE FINANCE LTD
- 2016-07-11➕STELZER, Joseph Nigel David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angela Landau Individual · British · DOB 09/1940 · age 86 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Silver Cloud Ventures Limitedceased 06/04/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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