AJ GLASS AND GLAZING (NW) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14348342 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-09
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,223
Very low cash
Cash position: £55

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55
Net Worth
£5k
Current Assets
£36k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£20.0k
Current assets£36.0k
Cash£55
Debtors£35.9k
Net assets£5.2k

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.

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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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-07-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-31
    COLEMAN, Thomas James resigned
    director
  7. 2023-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJ GLASS AND GLAZING (NW) LIMITED
  9. 2022-09-09
    WILLIAMS, Anthony James appointed
    director
  10. 2022-09-09
    COLEMAN, Thomas James appointed
    director
  11. 2022-09-09
    📄
    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 58 — 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 58. 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony James Williams
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas James Colemanceased 31/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2022-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

200a, Stockport Road, Timperley Stockport Road
Timperley
Altrincham
WA15 7UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Anthony James
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-09-09
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Active
COLEMAN, Thomas James
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-09-09 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-09