AJ BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11648262 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-29
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.
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year to Oct 2025
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
20 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-02
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Julie Karen appointed
    director
  5. 2023-03-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-03-14
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2022-03-12
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  10. 2022-03-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2022-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AJ BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES LTD
  15. 2018-10-29
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  16. 2018-10-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Michael Jennings
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Applegarth Harford Square
Chew Magna
Bristol
BS40 8RA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JENNINGS, Andrew Michael→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-29
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Active
JENNINGS, Julie Karen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-02
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-03-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-03-14
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-03-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28