AJAX CHC LTD

💤Zombieactive
13587030 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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
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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-08-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJAX CHC LTD
  8. 2021-08-26
    JACKSON, Joanne appointed
    director
  9. 2021-08-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Miss Joanne Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

49 Whitegate Drive
Blackpool
FY3 9DG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JACKSON, Joanne
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-08-26
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-08-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-26