AJP LEASEHOLD (CANNOCK) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12181056 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-30
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AJP LEASEHOLD (CANNOCK) LIMITED
- 2019-08-30➕HOWARTH, Philip James appointeddirector
- 2019-08-30➕MCDONALD, John Ashley appointeddirector
- 2019-08-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Mcdonald Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/08/2019 |
Mr Philip Howarth Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/08/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ALADDIN'S CAVE (TAKEAWAY) LTD→ 15702592 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALL IN 2.0 LIMITED→ 16395973 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALL YOU KNEAD (WHITTLE) LIMITED→ 12677634 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALPHA BRIERFIELD LTD→ 14203894 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AMARI’S CUISINE LTD→ 15554078 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMB DELIGHTS LTD→ 15102163 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMERICANADIAN STEAK HOUSE LTD→ 16257273 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMICO MIO WHALLEY LTD→ 13432942 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AMPFORGED LTD→ 16958223 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANAZ DARWEN LTD→ 16175405 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANAZ TAKEAWAY (COLNE) LTD→ 16225834 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
6-8 Lord Street West
Blackburn
BB2 1JX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOWARTH, Philip James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCDONALD, John Ashley→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-16