AJ MANUFACTURING LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-01➕JENNINGS, Adam appointeddirector
- 2021-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ MANUFACTURING LTD
- 2021-04-30➕SOUTHCOAT, Jake Connell appointeddirector
- 2021-04-30📄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.
- +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 Adam Jennings Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/04/2021 |
Mr Jake Connell Southcoat Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32 | 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.
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