AJB TRADING LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC346048 · llp · incorporated 2009-06-01
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£149k
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£679k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Current assets | £678.8k |
| Cash | £148.9k |
| Debtors | £529.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-09📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-01-29📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2024-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2024-04-29📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-04-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2024-04-29📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-04-29📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-04-29📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2024-04-29📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2024-04-26➕PEARSON-MYATT, April Louise appointedllp-designated-member
- 2024-04-26➕VAN ZYL, David Andries appointedllp-designated-member
- 2024-04-26➖BRADLEY, Adam James resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-04-26➖BRADLEY, Anne Louise resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-04-26➖BRADLEY, Matthew resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2023-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-07-02📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-07-30📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2016-01-04➕BRADLEY, Matthew appointedllp-designated-member
- 2009-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AJB TRADING LLP
- 2009-06-01➕BRADLEY, Adam James appointedllp-designated-member
- 2009-06-01➕BRADLEY, Anne Louise appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms April Louise Pearson-Myatt Individual · English · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 26/04/2024 |
Mr David Andries Van Zyl Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 26/04/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Adam James Bradleyceased 26/04/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒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
Incorporated2009-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Admiral House
Waterfront East
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 1XG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
PEARSON-MYATT, April Louise→
Activellp-designated-member · ~55y · appointed 2024-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VAN ZYL, David Andries→
Activellp-designated-member · ~56y · appointed 2024-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADLEY, Adam James→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~54y · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2024-04-26
BRADLEY, Anne Louise→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~52y · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2024-04-26
BRADLEY, Matthew→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~55y · appointed 2016-01-04 · resigned 2024-04-26
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-09
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2024-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2024-04-29
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2024-04-29
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-04-29
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-04-29
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-04-29
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-04-29
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2024-03-04