AJ CONNECT LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12866774 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-12➖AITKEN, Martyn resigneddirector
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-10➖SSG RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIPS LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-06-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-23📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-01-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-01-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Team Factors LTD
- 2020-10-01➕JACKSON, Steven appointeddirector
- 2020-10-01➕AITKEN, Martyn appointeddirector
- 2020-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ CONNECT LTD
- 2020-09-09➕TRACY, Debra Catherine appointeddirector
- 2020-09-09➕SSG RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIPS LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Jackson Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/10/2020 |
Ms Debra Catherine Tracy Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/09/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Martyn Aitkenceased 12/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Martyn Aitkenceased 18/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
Unit 3 The Old Unicorn
2 Orwell Pl
Ipswich
IP4 1BB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
JACKSON, Steven→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2020-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TRACY, Debra Catherine→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SSG RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIPS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-09-09 · resigned 2024-09-10
AITKEN, Martyn→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-10-01 · resigned 2026-02-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Team Factors Team Factors LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/01/2021 | 04/06/2024 |
Recent filings (35 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-04