AJ WILSON (ASSOC) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC317444 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-28
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
£5.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 1 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,907
Cash YoY
+31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↑ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 1488% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£15k£23k£31k£38kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£19.1k£18.9k
Current assets£38.2k£33.2k
Cash£8.9k£6.8k
Debtors£29.4k£26.4k
Net assets£5.9k£372

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-04
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-01
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  8. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2018-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-13
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2017-05-30
    ➖
    WILSON, Kiran resigned
    secretary
  13. 2016-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AJ WILSON (ASSOC) LIMITED
  18. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    WILSON, Allan John appointed
    director
  19. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    WILSON, Kiran appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-02-28
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-02-28
    ➖
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan John Wilson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2007-02-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

16 Holmbrae Road
Uddingston
Glasgow
G71 6AP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WILSON, Allan John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Kiran→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2017-05-30
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-30