AJM BUILDING DESIGN CONSULTANCY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15545502 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-07
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
£133
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
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 £133
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£133
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £979 |
| Current assets | £2.5k |
| Net assets | £133 |
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30➕MITCHELMORE, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2025-06-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AJM BUILDING DESIGN CONSULTANCY LTD
- 2024-03-07➕MITCHELMORE, Julie Louise appointeddirector
- 2024-03-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Mitchelmore Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/06/2025 |
Mrs Julie Louise Mitchelmore Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/03/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
4 Crabtree Close
Plymouth
Devon
PL3 6EL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MITCHELMORE, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITCHELMORE, Julie Louise→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-03-07
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Recent filings (8 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-07