AJN SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11477384 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-23
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£264.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £264,444

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£264k
↑ 148% YoY
Current Assets
£401k
↑ 110% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£80k£160k£240k£320k£401kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£266.7k£120.1k
Current assets£400.5k£190.7k
Net assets£264.4k£106.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-12-31
    ➖
    WILLETTS, Nigel Henry resigned
    director
  6. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-02-20
    ➖
    JAMES, Jeremy Clement resigned
    director
  13. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-11-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2019-10-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2018-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AJN SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2018-07-23
    ➕
    LEWIS, Alun appointed
    director
  22. 2018-07-23
    ➕
    JAMES, Jeremy Clement appointed
    director
  23. 2018-07-23
    ➕
    WILLETTS, Nigel Henry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alun Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/12/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nigel Henry Willettsceased 31/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Alun Lewisceased 29/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Jeremy Clement Jamesceased 29/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Royal Crescent
Bath
BA1 2LR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LEWIS, Alun→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-07-23
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Active
JAMES, Jeremy Clement→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-07-23 · resigned 2021-02-20
Resigned
WILLETTS, Nigel Henry→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-23 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02