AJ SAMUEL LTD
- · Oldest live charge 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.1y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £431.8k | £433.5k |
| Current assets | £15.3k | £8.2k |
| Cash | £15.3k | — |
| Net assets | £-32.2k | £-25.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13➕SAMUEL, Jan Sipajda appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
- 2021-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ SAMUEL LTD
- 2021-02-09➕SIPAJDOVA SAMUEL, Anna appointeddirector
- 2021-02-09📄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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SAMUEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jan Sipajda Samuel Individual · Slovak · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/02/2021 |
Mrs Anna Sipajdova Samuel Individual · Slovak · DOB 06/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/05/2021 | — |