AJ'S GARDENING SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC535785 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 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
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-05-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2019-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-25➖GLOVER, James Anthony resigneddirector
- 2016-09-16➖GLOVER, James resignedsecretary
- 2016-09-16➖INNES, Andrew Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2016-05-20➕INNES, Andrew Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-05-20➕INNES, Andrew Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ'S GARDENING SERVICES LTD
- 2016-05-19➕GLOVER, James appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-19➕GLOVER, James Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Alexander Innes Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/05/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Anthony Gloverceased 25/04/2018· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 10 Dales Industrial Estate
Peterhead
AB42 3JF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
INNES, Andrew Alexander→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLOVER, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-05-19 · resigned 2016-09-16
INNES, Andrew Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-05-20 · resigned 2016-09-16
GLOVER, James Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-05-19 · resigned 2018-04-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-26