AJ ALES LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC396104 · llp · incorporated 2014-10-27
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
£11.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -88% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 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
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,203
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,512 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£9k£14k£19k£24kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11.2k£23.7k
Current assets£7.4k£19.5k
Cash£1.3k£11.0k
Debtors£2.4k£4.4k
Net assets£11.2k£23.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2023-08-21
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · LLAD02
  6. 2023-08-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-06-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  8. 2023-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  9. 2023-06-07
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  10. 2023-06-07
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  11. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2019-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  20. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-07-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2017-07-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2017-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-07-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2015-01-16
    ➖
    FARMER, John resigned
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2015-01-16
    ➖
    FARMER, Tina resigned
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2014-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJ ALES LLP
  29. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    DUKES, Andrew Thomas appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    DUKES, Charlotte Louise appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    FARMER, John appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    FARMER, Tina appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Thomas Dukes
Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
—50–75%50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Charlotte Louise Dukes
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
—50–75%50-75% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2014-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Unit 11 Ashmore Industrial Estate
Walsall
WS2 8QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DUKES, Andrew Thomas→
llp-designated-member · ~43y · appointed 2014-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUKES, Charlotte Louise→
llp-designated-member · ~41y · appointed 2014-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARMER, John→
llp-designated-member · ~73y · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2015-01-16
Resigned
FARMER, Tina→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2015-01-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-10
legacy
miscellaneous · LLAD02
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2023-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2023-06-07
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-06-07
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-05