AJS FOODS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC752527 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,832
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£60k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.8k | — |
| Current assets | £60.0k | — |
| Net assets | £1.8k | — |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26➕HOSSAIN, Md Altaf appointeddirector
- 2025-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-15➕NATARAJAN, Shabu appointeddirector
- 2023-08-15➖HOSSAIN, Md Altaf resigneddirector
- 2022-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AJS FOODS LTD
- 2022-12-07➕HOSSAIN, Md Altaf appointeddirector
- 2022-12-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 Shabu Natarajan Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 15/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Md Altaf Hossainceased 15/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
10 King Street
Glasgow
G1 5QP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HOSSAIN, Md Altaf→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NATARAJAN, Shabu→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOSSAIN, Md Altaf→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-12-07 · resigned 2023-08-15
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-07