AJ ACCOUNTING SERV LTD

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14962542 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-26
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£22.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,088

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£22k
↑ 27510% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 15627% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£22.1k£80
Current assets£21.4k£136
Net assets£22.1k£80

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
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-06-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJ ACCOUNTING SERV LTD
  8. 2023-06-26
    ABDUL, Jabbar appointed
    director
  9. 2023-06-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-25: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-01-15: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jabbar Abdul
Individual · Italian · DOB 10/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Office 12, The Tube
86 North Street
Manchester
M8 8RA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABDUL, Jabbar
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-06-26
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Recent filings (10 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-26