A J STIFF CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10690749 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-25
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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| Average employees | 500 | 600 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-04➕WARNER, Kelly Anne Marie appointeddirector
- 2017-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A J STIFF CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
- 2017-03-25➕STIFF, Ashley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STIFF" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 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 |
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Mr Ashley Stiff Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 25/03/2017 |
Miss Kelly Anne Marie Warner Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A J DREWERY ELECTRICAL LIMITED→ 11190980 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A J SARGENT ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 10217590 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A&J PRIME DEVELOPMENT LTD→ 17100005 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A&J SCAFFOLD LTD→ 14713323 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACM BUILDING & MAINTENANCE LTD→ 14032903 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADL MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR LTD→ 13911609 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADVANCE EDIFICATION LTD→ 12913425 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED→ 11381749 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AES NATIONAL LIMITED→ 07684336 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AFP CONSULT LIMITED→ 16365947 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFRA CONSTRUCTIONS LTD→ 12485305 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AFTEX LTD→ 09427739 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
Bury Lodge
Bury Road
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 1JA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STIFF, Ashley→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARNER, Kelly Anne Marie→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-21