AAJCL ASSOCIATES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10824397 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-19
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£156
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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 (76/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £156
Net assets shrinking
Down £130 YoY
Cash YoY
+1744%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
↑ 1744% YoY
Net Worth
£156
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↑ 519% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £156 | £286 |
| Current assets | £27.6k | £4.5k |
| Cash | £8.0k | £433 |
| Debtors | £19.6k | £4.0k |
| Net assets | £156 | £286 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-02➖RICHARDSON, Sophie resigneddirector
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-01➕RICHARDSON, Sophie appointeddirector
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-07-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-07-01➕LAMB, Siobhan appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AAJCL ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- 2017-06-19➕CRAWFORD-LAMB, Arron appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arron Crawford-Lamb Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 29/06/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Aaron Crawford-Lambceased 13/07/2018· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
5 Ashen Bottom
Crow Wood Road
Rossendale
BB4 6JY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CRAWFORD-LAMB, Arron→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDSON, Sophie→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-02-01 · resigned 2022-02-02
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-15