DAJ KENT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10549166 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£72.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £72,935
Net assets shrinking
Down £41 YoY
Cash YoY
+79%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 79% YoY
Net Worth
£73k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£88k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £72.9k | £73.0k |
| Current assets | £87.9k | £92.1k |
| Cash | £2.0k | £1.1k |
| Debtors | £85.9k | £90.9k |
| Net assets | £72.9k | £73.0k |
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.
See pricing →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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-04-06📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2020-03-10📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2020-03-02📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs DAJ KENT LIMITED
- 2017-01-05➕JOHNSON, Ashley Jemma appointeddirector
- 2017-01-05➕JOHNSON, David Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Johnson Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/01/2017 |
Mrs Ashley Jemma Johnson Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Ashely Jemma Johnsonceased 05/01/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Active · Financial services · CT postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 GROUP LIMITED→ 13156739 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CHERRY TREE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD→ 11811909 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHRISTCHURCH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02269971 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| CJ MORTGAGES LTD→ 13587515 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CR SECURITY SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16873135 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DILEK & OZKAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ 11442421 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| DONNA BOWEY FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LTD→ 11504376 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| DPP INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 16951326 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DRL CAPITAL LTD→ 15006188 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DRS ENTERPRISES LTD→ 14746098 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DS MORTGAGE ADVISORS LIMITED→ 13880907 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| EDGEMONT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 11327586 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies
Registered office
424 Margate Road
Ramsgate
Kent
CT12 6SJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JOHNSON, Ashley Jemma→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSON, David Christopher→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-09-07
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2020-04-06