AJR MOTOR COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
12563240 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45190SIC 45190
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 2 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 · IFRS
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-10-02
    RONDEAU, Anthony appointed
    director
  8. 2023-10-02
    RONDEAU, Anthony Johnathan resigned
    director
  9. 2023-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2020-04-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJR MOTOR COMPANY LTD
  17. 2020-04-20
    RONDEAU, Anthony Johnathan appointed
    director
  18. 2020-04-20
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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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Johnathan Rondeau
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

40-42 Hoyland Common
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S74 0DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RONDEAU, Anthony
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-10-02
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Active
RONDEAU, Anthony Johnathan
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-04-20 · resigned 2023-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26