AJ ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
13119057 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-07
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,666

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£13k
↓ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 319% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£13k-£8k-£3k£2k£7k£11kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-12.7k£-11.6k
Current assets£11.3k£2.7k
Net assets£-12.7k£-11.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-03-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-03-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-25
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  10. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-03-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2022-03-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2022-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-01-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AJ ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES LTD
  18. 2021-01-07
    ➕
    TANG, Shaohua appointed
    director
  19. 2021-01-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shao Hua Tang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/01/2021

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
Incorporated2021-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TANG, Shaohua→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-01-07
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-04