AJM EMBROIDERY AND PRINT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12242857 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-03
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18121
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. 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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31
Average employees2000

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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-01-26
    MELLER, James resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AJM EMBROIDERY AND PRINT LIMITED
  12. 2019-10-03
    BROWNE, Matthew appointed
    director
  13. 2019-10-03
    MELLER, James appointed
    director
  14. 2019-10-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 Matthew Browne
Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Mellerceased 06/02/2026· 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
Incorporated2019-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18121 — SIC 18121

Registered office

Agincourt House
14 Clytha Park Road
Newport
NP20 4PB
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROWNE, Matthew
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-10-03
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Active
MELLER, James
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-10-03 · resigned 2026-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-01