ADVANCED JIG SOLUTIONS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15416401 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,297
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£42k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £46.7k |
| Current assets | £42.5k |
| Net assets | £3.3k |
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-01-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-22➕WOOD, Frederick Ian appointeddirector
- 2025-07-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-04-04➖BANHAM, Jason Mark resigneddirector
- 2025-04-04➖WOOD, David Alexander resigneddirector
- 2025-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED JIG SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2024-01-16➕BANHAM, Jason Mark appointeddirector
- 2024-01-16➕WOOD, David Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-01-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Frederick Ian Wood Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 10/04/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- International Jig Solutions Pte. Ltd.ceased 10/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr David Alexander Woodceased 04/04/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
20 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WOOD, Frederick Ian→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2025-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BANHAM, Jason Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-01-16 · resigned 2025-04-04
WOOD, David Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2024-01-16 · resigned 2025-04-04
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Recent filings (19 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-04