AJA INNS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

11328565 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-25

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£20.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public houses and bars

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £20,733

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,373 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£21k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£38k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£41.6k	£54.4k
Current assets	£37.8k	£47.9k
Net assets	£20.7k	£27.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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2025-03-28
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2024-03-28
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accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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accounts · AA
2022-03-23
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2022-03-14
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KENNEDY, James Oliver resigned
director
2022-03-14
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officers · TM01
2022-02-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-02
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2021-12-03
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officers · TM01
2021-12-01
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BENNETT, Andrew John resigned
director
2021-11-29
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officers · AP01
2021-11-29
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officers · AP01
2021-11-29
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officers · AP01
2021-11-23
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BARTLETT, Zach-Ray appointed
director
2021-11-23
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IRVING, Megan Beth appointed
director
2021-11-23
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KENNEDY, James Oliver appointed
director
2021-11-17
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officers · TM01
2021-09-30
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PORTER, Antony Martin resigned
director
2021-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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KOPLEY, Austen Michael John resigned
director
2020-05-19
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PORTER, Antony Martin appointed
director
2020-05-13
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RICHARDS, Jane Caroline resigned
director
2018-04-25
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Company incorporated
As AJA INNS LTD
2018-04-25
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BENNETT, Andrew John appointed
director
2018-04-25
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KOPLEY, Austen Michael John appointed
director
2018-04-25
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RICHARDS, Jane Caroline 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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited 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

clean

No 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
Mr Zach-Ray Bartlett Individual · English · DOB 10/1996 · age 30	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/12/2021
Miss Megan Beth Irving Individual · English · DOB 10/1995 · age 31	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/12/2021

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr James Oliver Kennedyceased 14/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Antony Martin Porterceased 30/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Austen Michael John Kopleyceased 24/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr Andrew John Bennettceased 24/03/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
Mrs Jane Caroline Richardsceased 13/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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

Incorporated2018-04-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

20 Market Hill

Southam

Warwickshire

CV47 0HF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BARTLETT, Zach-Ray→

director · ~30y · appointed 2021-11-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

IRVING, Megan Beth→

director · ~31y · appointed 2021-11-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BENNETT, Andrew John→

director · ~51y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2021-12-01

Resigned

KENNEDY, James Oliver→

director · ~30y · appointed 2021-11-23 · resigned 2022-03-14

Resigned

KOPLEY, Austen Michael John→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2021-03-24

Resigned

PORTER, Antony Martin→

director · ~65y · appointed 2020-05-19 · resigned 2021-09-30

Resigned

RICHARDS, Jane Caroline→

director · ~66y · appointed 2018-04-25 · resigned 2020-05-13

Resigned

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