AJS HOLDINGS (SPALDING) LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14313532 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2025-12-09
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  3. 2025-12-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-12-08
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  5. 2025-12-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2025-12-04
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  7. 2025-12-04
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  8. 2025-12-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2025-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2025-12-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2025-12-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-09-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2022-08-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJS HOLDINGS (SPALDING) LIMITED
  18. 2022-08-23
    EDGELEY, Steven Gary appointed
    director
  19. 2022-08-23
    TAYLOR, James Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2022-08-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-12-04: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Andrew Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/11/2025
Mr Steven Gary Edgeley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/11/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Amanda Jane Cookceased 28/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Innovation House 6 Cibus Way
Holbeach
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE12 7FH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

EDGELEY, Steven Gary
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-08-23
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Active
TAYLOR, James Andrew
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-08-23
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-15
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-12-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-09
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-12-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-12-08
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-12-04
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-12-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02