AJS COMPANY HOLDINGS LTD

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NI626516 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£20.5k£5.0k
Debtors£430.4k£401.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-14
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-19
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  16. 2015-10-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
  17. 2014-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AJS COMPANY HOLDINGS LTD
  18. 2014-09-05
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    SHORT, Andrew Frederick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Frederick Short
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
75–100%
25–50%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-05
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 2 Kevlin Buildings
47 Kevlin Avenue
Omagh
BT78 1ER
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SHORT, Andrew Frederick→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-09-05
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
A registered charge—01/10/2015—
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-19