AJ CONTRACTS (FALKIRK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC545649 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£28.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £28,521
Net assets shrinking
Down £32,423 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£29k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£37k£49k£61kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£28.5k£60.9k
Current assets£21.0k£52.2k
Net assets£28.5k£60.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2026-02-16
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  3. 2025-03-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-14
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  7. 2022-12-05
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  8. 2022-12-05
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  9. 2022-12-05
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-12-05
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    address · AD01
  11. 2022-06-09
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-17
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  13. 2022-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-11
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  17. 2021-02-11
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  18. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-01
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    SUDDABY, Jason resigned
    director
  20. 2016-09-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJ CONTRACTS (FALKIRK) LTD
  21. 2016-09-16
    ➕
    BARKER, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2016-09-16
    ➕
    SUDDABY, Jason appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Andrew Barker
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/09/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Carol Johnstonceased 01/09/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Jason Suddabyceased 01/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-09-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

72 Grahamsdyke Street
Laurieston
Falkirk
FK2 9LZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARKER, Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-09-16
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Active
SUDDABY, Jason→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-09-16 · resigned 2019-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-09