A & J MARINE SERVICES LTD
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 (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £597 | £75 |
| Current assets | £18.7k | £23.5k |
| Cash | — | £1.5k |
| Debtors | — | £22.0k |
| Net assets | £597 | £75 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs A & J MARINE SERVICES LTD
- 2020-01-17➕HAMMOND, Aaron appointeddirector
- 2020-01-17➕IRVING, Jessie Jo appointeddirector
- 2020-01-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Jessie Jo Irving Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/02/2024 |
Mr Aaron Hammond Individual · English · DOB 10/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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