AJL FOOD SERVICE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15787451 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-19
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£42.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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 £42,641
Cash YoY
+3590200%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£72k
↑ 3590200% YoY
Net Worth
£43k
↑ 2131950% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £42.9k | £2 |
| Current assets | £82.1k | — |
| Cash | £71.8k | £2 |
| Debtors | £10.3k | — |
| Net assets | £42.6k | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AJL FOOD SERVICE LIMITED
- 2024-06-19➕LONGLEY, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2024-06-19➕LONGLEY, Theresa appointeddirector
- 2024-06-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 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 63. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Theresa Longley Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/06/2024 |
Mr Andrew John Longley Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/06/2024 |
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
Incorporated2024-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
3 The Old Surgery
Prestbury
Cheltenham
GL52 3DD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-02
Last: 2026-06-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LONGLEY, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-06-19
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LONGLEY, Theresa→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-06-19
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-19