AJA PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12160971 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-16
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£37.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 6.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £37,054

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£37k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£203.3k£220.6k
Current assets£6.4k£4.3k
Net assets£37.1k£31.9k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-03-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  10. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-08-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-08-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2020-08-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-10-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-09-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  17. 2019-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AJA PROPERTIES LIMITED
  18. 2019-08-16
    HOQUE, Aynul appointed
    director
  19. 2019-08-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shafa Khanom
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/09/2019
Mr Aynul Hoque
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/08/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

1 Tannery Mews
Carden Street
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HOQUE, Aynul
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-08-16
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge10/03/2022
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/09/2019
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28