AMJ MANAGEMENT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC235654 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-20
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£408
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £408
Net assets shrinking
Down £82 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£408
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£7k£9kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£1.1k£1.2k
Current assets£7.2k£9.3k
Net assets£408£490

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-08-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-06-15
    ➖
    JACKSON, Anthony resigned
    secretary
  13. 2021-06-15
    ➖
    JACKSON, Anthony resigned
    director
  14. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-05-01
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    JACKSON, Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2002-08-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMJ MANAGEMENT LTD.
  21. 2002-08-20
    ➕
    JACKSON, Maureen appointed
    director
  22. 2002-08-20
    ➕
    JACKSON, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-08-20
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-08-20
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-08-20
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-08-20
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Maureen Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anthony Jacksonceased 15/06/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-08-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

4 Laird's Drive
Clackmannan
FK10 4EQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

JACKSON, Maureen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-20 · resigned 2021-06-15
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-20 · resigned 2002-08-20
Resigned
JACKSON, Anthony→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2021-06-15
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-20 · resigned 2002-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-31