AJL (BROUGHTY FERRY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC371785 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£91.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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 £91,271
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,055 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£91k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£181
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£37k£56k£75k£93kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£91.3k£93.3k
Current assets£181£274
Net assets£91.3k£93.3k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-01-19
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    THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-09
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    officers · CH04
  5. 2025-12-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-12-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-19
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  10. 2021-10-01
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  11. 2021-03-11
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  12. 2019-12-19
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  13. 2018-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-03-18
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Irene Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-03-18
    ➕
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-03-15
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Ian David Stewart appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-15
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Irene Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2010-03-15
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Irene Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-03-15
    ➖
    THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-03-15
    ➖
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
    director
  24. 2010-01-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJL (BROUGHTY FERRY) LIMITED
  25. 2010-01-26
    ➕
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2010-01-26
    ➕
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Mrs Irene Elizabeth Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian David Stewart Robertsonceased 24/11/2025· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2010-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

Whitehall House
33 Yeaman Shore
Dundee
DD1 4BJ

Filing status

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

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Ian David Stewart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Irene Elizabeth→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Irene Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-15 · resigned 2011-03-18
Resigned
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-18 · resigned 2026-01-19
Resigned
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-26 · resigned 2010-03-15
Resigned
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-01-26 · resigned 2010-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11