AJB HOLDCO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11318888 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-19
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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: 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. 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: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
28 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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-02-06
    MORRISON, Jamie Stuart resigned
    director
  9. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-10-31
    MORRISON, Jamie Stuart appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-01-28
    HUMPHREYS, Graeme Keith resigned
    director
  17. 2019-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-13
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2019-09-12
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2019-09-10
    HUMPHREYS, Graeme Keith appointed
    director
  21. 2019-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-08-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2018-04-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJB HOLDCO LIMITED
  24. 2018-04-19
    BARCLAY, Alistair James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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.)

Group structure

Hillgate Property Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Hillgate Property Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AJB HOLDCO LIMITED
This company · 11318888

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hillgate Property Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alistair James Barclayceased 13/12/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Acre House
11/15 William Road
London
NW1 3ER
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BARCLAY, Alistair James
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-04-19
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Active
HUMPHREYS, Graeme Keith
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-09-10 · resigned 2021-01-28
Resigned
MORRISON, Jamie Stuart
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-10-31 · resigned 2023-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21