AJ ALUMINIUM LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13666401 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Total assets | — | £53.9k |
| Current assets | — | £93.7k |
| Net assets | — | £23.4k |
| Average employees | -400 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-19➕BLACK, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2022-04-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-19📄withdrawal-of-the-persons-with-significant-control-register-information-from-the-public-registerpersons-with-significant-control · EW04
- 2022-04-19📄withdrawal-of-the-directors-register-information-from-the-public-registerofficers · EW01
- 2021-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ ALUMINIUM LTD
- 2021-10-07➕WALKER, Alan appointeddirector
- 2021-10-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jacqueline Black Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/04/2022 |
Alan Walker Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/10/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 4d Dean & Chapter Industrial Estate
Ferryhill
DL17 8LH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BLACK, Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, Alan→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-19
withdrawal-of-the-persons-with-significant-control-register-information-from-the-public-register
persons-with-significant-control · EW04
2022-04-19
withdrawal-of-the-directors-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW01
2022-04-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-07