AJPT HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14968922 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-29
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
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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: 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
13 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-10
    HARRISS, Robert John resigned
    director
  3. 2025-04-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-07
    HARRISS, Robert John appointed
    director
  8. 2025-03-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-03-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-03-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-06-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJPT HOLDINGS LIMITED
  12. 2023-06-29
    FORSYTH, John Christopher appointed
    director
  13. 2023-06-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Christopher Forsyth
Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert John Harrissceased 10/04/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2023-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Yew Trees
Crowell Hill
Chinnor
OX39 4BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FORSYTH, John Christopher
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-06-29
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Active
HARRISS, Robert John
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-03-07 · resigned 2025-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-29