AJ OFF LICENCE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

14730266 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-14

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47250

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH03
2025-12-24
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accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
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officers · CH01
2024-03-29
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-19
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address · AD01
2023-05-19
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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2023-05-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-19
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2023-05-19
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officers · TM01
2023-05-19
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officers · AP01
2023-05-19
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-05-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
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PATEL, Jigarbhai Hasmukhbhai appointed
director
2023-05-18
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PATEL, Jayeshkumar resigned
director
2023-03-14
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Company incorporated
As AJ OFF LICENCE LTD
2023-03-14
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PATEL, Anney Jayeshbhai appointed
secretary
2023-03-14
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PATEL, Anney Jayeshbhai appointed
director
2023-03-14
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PATEL, Jayeshkumar appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

clean

No 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
Mr Jigarbhai Hasmukhbhai Patel Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	18/05/2023
Mr Anney Jayeshbhai Patel Individual · Indian · DOB 02/1990 · age 36	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	14/03/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Jayeshkumar Patelceased 18/05/2023· significant influence

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

Incorporated2023-03-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47250 — SIC 47250

Registered office

18-26 Winster Mews

Glossop

Derbyshire

SK13 0LU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-02

Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

PATEL, Anney Jayeshbhai→

secretary · appointed 2023-03-14

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Active

PATEL, Anney Jayeshbhai→

director · ~36y · appointed 2023-03-14

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Active

PATEL, Jigarbhai Hasmukhbhai→

director · ~47y · appointed 2023-05-18

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Active

PATEL, Jayeshkumar→

director · ~52y · appointed 2023-03-14 · resigned 2023-05-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-10

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-12

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-02-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-24

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-03-29

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-03-29

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-05-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-05-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-05-19