AJM PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD

🌳Matureactive

NI069965 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-21

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£40.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other engineering activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £40,639

Cash YoY

+245%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£38k

↑ 245% YoY

Net Worth

£41k

↑ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£134k

↑ 150% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£42.8k	£34.7k
Current assets	£133.5k	£53.4k
Cash	£37.5k	£10.9k
Debtors	£96.0k	£42.5k
Net assets	£40.6k	£34.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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2025-04-18
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accounts · AA
2024-08-14
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2024-04-10
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2024-03-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-04
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officers · AP01
2024-03-04
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officers · TM01
2024-03-01
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WARD, Gail appointed
director
2024-02-29
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MOLLOY, John Martin resigned
director
2023-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
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officers · CH01
2022-08-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-28
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accounts · AA
2021-02-24
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accounts · AA
2020-04-10
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accounts · AA
2019-04-09
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accounts · AA
2018-04-24
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accounts · AA
2009-11-26
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MOLLOY, Martin resigned
director
2008-07-21
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Company incorporated
As AJM PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD
2008-07-21
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MOLLOY, Anthony appointed
director
2008-07-21
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KANE, Dorothy May appointed
secretary
2008-07-21
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KANE, Dorothy May resigned
secretary
2008-07-21
➕
MOLLOY, John Martin appointed
director
2008-07-21
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MOLLOY, Martin appointed
director

Owner dependency

68/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Molloy Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48	50–75%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	21/07/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Molloyceased 29/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2008-07-21

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Unit 24 Annesborough Industrial Estate

Annesborough Road

Lurgan

County Armagh

BT67 9JD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-28

Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MOLLOY, Anthony→

director · ~48y · appointed 2008-07-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WARD, Gail→

director · ~44y · appointed 2024-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KANE, Dorothy May→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-21 · resigned 2008-07-21

Resigned

MOLLOY, John Martin→

director · ~80y · appointed 2008-07-21 · resigned 2024-02-29

Resigned

MOLLOY, Martin→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-07-21 · resigned 2009-11-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-08-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-04-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-20

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-03-20

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-03-20

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-03-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-03-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-08-02