AJB SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11261376 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£185.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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 £185,758

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£186k
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£37k£74k£111k£149k£186kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£186.5k£174.0k
Current assets£112.3k£175.1k
Cash£137.4k
Debtors£37.7k
Net assets£185.8k£174.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 miscellaneous
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 miscellaneous
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2026-04-29
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  3. 2025-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-10-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-24
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-08-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-06-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2018-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJB SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2018-03-19
    BURFORD, Andrew John appointed
    director

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 8 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew John Burford
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest19/03/2018

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
Incorporated2018-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

Old School House Main Street
Bucknall
Woodhall Spa
Lincolnshire
LN10 5DT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BURFORD, Andrew John
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-03-19
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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-04-29
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22