AJM PATTERNS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11815561 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-19.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,283

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£19k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£-17.6k
Current assets£1.1k
Net assets£-19.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-01-07
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  6. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-02-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2025-01-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AJM PATTERNS LTD
  15. 2019-02-08
    MANTURA, Artur Jacek appointed
    director
  16. 2019-02-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Artur Jacek Mantura
Individual · Polish · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/02/2019

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
Incorporated2019-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

AJM PATTERNS LTD
48 Lion Street
Accrington
BB5 4JB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MANTURA, Artur Jacek
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-02-08
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-15
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07