AJAY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10664006 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-10
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 6.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 9 total, 9 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees3300

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-02-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-02-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-02-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-02-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2021-05-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank (Ci) Limited
  16. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-04-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2020-04-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank (Ci) Limited
  20. 2020-04-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank (Ci) Limited
  21. 2017-03-17
    CHANARIN, Harriet Lee appointed
    director
  22. 2017-03-17
    CHANARIN, Jacqui appointed
    director
  23. 2017-03-17
    CHANARIN, Carmel Deborah appointed
    director
  24. 2017-03-17
    CHANARIN, Carmel Deborah resigned
    director
  25. 2017-03-17
    CHANARIN, Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2017-03-17
    CHANARIN, Michael resigned
    director
  27. 2017-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJAY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  28. 2017-03-10
    CHANARIN, Oliver Frank appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Oliver Frank Chanarin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/03/2022
Jacqui Chanarin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/03/2022
Miss Harriet Lee Chanarin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/03/2022
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Carmel Deborah Chanarinceased 29/03/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Oliver Frank Chanarinceased 15/02/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Jacqui Chanarinceased 15/02/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Miss Harriet Lee Chanarinceased 15/02/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Carmel Deborah Chanarinceased 03/07/2018· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Oliver Frank Chanarinceased 17/03/2017· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

Property Office
102a Albion Drive
London
E8 4LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CHANARIN, Harriet Lee
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-03-17
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Active
CHANARIN, Jacqui
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-03-17
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Active
CHANARIN, Oliver Frank
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-03-10
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Active
CHANARIN, Carmel Deborah
director · ~81y · appointed 2017-03-17 · resigned 2017-03-17
Resigned
CHANARIN, Michael
director · ~81y · appointed 2017-03-17 · resigned 2017-03-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank (Ci)
Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank (Ci) Limited
A registered charge3 properties25/05/2021
outstanding
Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank (Ci)
Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank (Ci) Limited
A registered charge1 property02/04/2020
outstanding
Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank (Ci)
Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank (Ci) Limited
A registered charge1 property02/04/2020
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-06