AJ AUCTIONS FIFE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC616262 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£65.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47791
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £65,802
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£39k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Net Worth
£66k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £65.8k | £65.9k |
| Current assets | £61.0k | £50.3k |
| Cash | £38.9k | £36.0k |
| Debtors | £22.1k | £14.4k |
| Net assets | £65.8k | £42.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-18➕JACKSON, Helen Johnstone appointeddirector
- 2021-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AJ AUCTIONS FIFE LTD
- 2018-12-14➕JACKSON, Allan appointeddirector
- 2018-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Allan Jackson Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/12/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47791 — SIC 47791
Registered office
73 Dunnikier Road
Kirkcaldy
KY1 2RL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JACKSON, Allan→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-12-14
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JACKSON, Helen Johnstone→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-06-18
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17