A&J WEDDINGS LTD

🌱Startupactive
16498968 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&J WEDDINGS LTD
  3. 2025-06-05
    CLARKE, Anika Faye appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-05
    CLARKE, James Graham appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-18

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Graham Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/06/2025
Mrs Anika Faye Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/06/2025

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
Incorporated2025-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Hedgerow House Crown Hill
Halberton
Tiverton
EX16 7AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CLARKE, Anika Faye
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-06-05
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CLARKE, James Graham
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-06-05
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Recent filings (2 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-05