AJ CARS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12581263 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    SHONPAL, Ashby appointed
    director
  9. 2022-07-01
    ➖
    SHONPAL, Ashby resigned
    director
  10. 2022-06-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-06-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-12-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AJ CARS LIMITED
  18. 2020-05-01
    ➕
    SHONPAL, Jaljit appointed
    director
  19. 2020-05-01
    ➕
    SHONPAL, Ashby appointed
    director
  20. 2020-05-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SHONPAL, Ashby (same surname) appointed 2022-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Jaljit Shonpal
Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting01/06/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ashby Shonpalceased 01/06/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

69 Banstead Road
Carshalton
SM5 3NP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SHONPAL, Ashby→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-11-01
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Active
SHONPAL, Jaljit→
director · ~75y · appointed 2020-05-01
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Active
SHONPAL, Ashby→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-05-01 · resigned 2022-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-25