AJ'S KITCHEN WELLINGTON LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13368963 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-30
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£15.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £15,150
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.2k | £10.9k |
| Current assets | £15.2k | £10.9k |
| Net assets | £15.2k | £10.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ'S KITCHEN WELLINGTON LTD
- 2021-04-30➕DAVIES, Alan Joseph appointeddirector
- 2021-04-30➕EDGINTON, Jane Marie appointeddirector
- 2021-04-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Alan Joseph Davies Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/04/2021 |
Ms Jane Marie Edginton Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Hospitality · IP postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & A EVENTS CATERING LTD→ 16745617 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A BEACON OF LIGHT CIC→ 15141763 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A&A PROPERTY HUB GROUP LTD→ 14828045 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A&G LONDON PRIVATE LTD→ 09644015 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A&G PRIVATE LTD.→ 08897833 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ADA GRILL LTD→ 16332586 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADAM’S ACCOMMODATION LIMITED→ 15803559 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADASLAR LTD→ 14981030 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFLH FISH AND CHIPS LTD→ 16058956 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFS HALAL RESTURANT LTD→ 15361591 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AJC LISTERS LIMITED→ 14786438 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AJK.2 LTD→ 16325343 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
82a James Carter Road
Mildenhall
IP28 7DE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIES, Alan Joseph→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDGINTON, Jane Marie→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-30