AJA FAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11361869 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£288.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £288,100
Very low cash
Cash position: £96
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£96
↓ 4.0% YoY
Net Worth
£288k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £288.1k | £288.1k |
| Cash | £96 | £100 |
| Net assets | £288.1k | £288.1k |
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.
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-06-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AJA FAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2018-05-15➕AULD, Alexandria Judith appointeddirector
- 2018-05-15➕AULD, Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Deborah Auld Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest | 01/06/2018 |
Mr Graham Auld Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest | 01/06/2018 |
Miss Alexandria Judith Auld Individual · British · DOB 07/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/05/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts
Registered office
18-24 Grey Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 6AE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AULD, Alexandria Judith→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2018-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AULD, Graham→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-18