AJC PLANT LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-02➕GRIFFITHS, James Stephen appointeddirector
- 2017-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AJC PLANT LIMITED
- 2017-01-06➕WILSON, Astrid Julie Cicely 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 69 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Stephen Griffiths Individual · Welsh · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/01/2021 |
Mrs Astrid Julie Cicely Wilson Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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