AJ & HB PROPERTIES LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC308934 · llp · incorporated 2004-08-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.67M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.1y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
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
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,667,150
Net assets shrinking
Down £89,714 YoY
Cash YoY
+407%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£77k
↑ 407% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£673k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.67M | £1.82M |
| Current assets | £672.9k | £672.8k |
| Cash | £76.9k | £15.2k |
| Debtors | £132.7k | £194.4k |
| Net assets | £1.67M | £1.76M |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-04-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2022-04-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Credit Suisse (UK) Limited
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-25📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-26📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-14📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2016-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-23📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2015-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-25📄annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-dateannual-return · LLAR01
- 2014-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-25📄annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-dateannual-return · LLAR01
- 2004-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ & HB PROPERTIES LLP
- 2004-08-12➕BILTON, Howard Wyndham appointedllp-designated-member
- 2004-08-12➕NORTON, Anthony John appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +No director turnover: Company is 22 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Anthony John Norton Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Howard Wyndham Bilton Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2004-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Thorney Fen Rosslyn Lane
Cuddington
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 2JZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BILTON, Howard Wyndham→
Activellp-designated-member · ~71y · appointed 2004-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NORTON, Anthony John→
Activellp-designated-member · ~78y · appointed 2004-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Credit Suisse (UK) Credit Suisse (UK) Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/04/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-08-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-08-26