ALJU LTD

💤Zombieactive
10646065 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-765.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 53201SIC 53201
  • 53202Unlicenced Carrier
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £765,197
Cash draining
Cash down 71% YoY
Cash YoY
-71%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 71% YoY
Net Worth
-£765k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£765k-£580k-£395k-£210k-£25k£160kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-148.9k£7.0k
Current assets£32.2k£160.2k
Cash£6.2k£21.1k
Debtors£26.0k£139.1k
Net assets£-765.2k£-557.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-05-29
    ➕
    KUS, Slawomir Marek appointed
    director
  14. 2019-05-29
    ➖
    WOJTAL, Malgorzata resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-05-29
    ➖
    WOJTAL, Malgorzata resigned
    director
  16. 2019-05-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-05-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-05-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-05-29
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2019-05-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2017-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALJU LTD
  22. 2017-03-01
    ➕
    WOJTAL, Malgorzata appointed
    secretary
  23. 2017-03-01
    ➕
    WOJTAL, Malgorzata appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Slawomir Marek Kus
Individual · Polish · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Malgorzata Wojtalceased 29/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Regus House Fairbourne Drive
Atterbury
Milton Keynes
MK10 9RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KUS, Slawomir Marek→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOJTAL, Malgorzata→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2019-05-29
Resigned
WOJTAL, Malgorzata→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2019-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23