AJH ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10647295 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-02
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
£14.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,604

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 4736% YoY
Current Assets
£98k
↑ 258% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£39k£59k£78k£98kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£14.6k£17.4k
Current assets£97.7k£27.3k
Net assets£14.6k£302

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-03-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-03-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJH ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD
  17. 2017-03-02
    HOGG, Andrew Johnathan appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Johnathan Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting02/03/2017
Mrs Helen Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2018

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
Incorporated2017-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

62 Percy Street
Hartlepool
TS26 0HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HOGG, Andrew Johnathan
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-03-02
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09