AJ BANDS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14898157 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 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
10 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100
↑ 104% YoY
Current Assets
£981
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £-2.4k |
| Current assets | £981 | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £100 | £-2.4k |
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 (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-05➕LUND, Phillip appointeddirector
- 2025-06-05➕LUND, Tracey Jayne appointeddirector
- 2025-06-05➕LUND, Tracey Jayne appointeddirector
- 2025-06-05➖LUND, Tracey Jayne resigneddirector
- 2025-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ BANDS LTD
- 2023-05-26➕LUND, Alexandra Josephine appointeddirector
- 2023-05-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Alexandra Josephine Lund Individual · British · DOB 09/2000 · age 26 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
65 Dotcliffe Road
Kelbrook
Barnoldswick
BB18 6TL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
LUND, Alexandra Josephine→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2023-05-26
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LUND, Phillip→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-06-05
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LUND, Tracey Jayne→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-06-05
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LUND, Tracey Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-06-05 · resigned 2025-06-05
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-26