AJ ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Company number 05157754 · Monitor this company
The confirmation statement for this company is overdue.
Executive summary
AJ Engineering Services Limited is a well-established niche player in the UK specialist transport equipment manufacturing sector, demonstrating stable revenues of approximately £3.4m and an exceptionally strong balance sheet with £1.32m cash reserves. While 2022 saw gross margin compression consistent with industry-wide material cost inflation, the dramatic increase in trade debtors to £1.9m (DSO of ~201 days) represents a significant working capital concern that warrants close monitoring. The company's competitive positioning as a mid-tier specialist fabricator is supported by two decades of profitable trading and above-average labour productivity, though aged plant and machinery may require future capital reinvestment.
Shareholders' funds
£2,168,602
Balance sheet as at 2022-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of fabrication, welding and special vehicle preparation.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-06-18
- Employees
- 22 (2022 accounts)
- Registered office
- Unit 11/12, City Works, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2NB
- Postcode
- M11 2NB
- Capital
- 204 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-06-18
- Next due by
- 2026-07-02 Overdue
Nature of business (SIC)
- 30990 Manufacture of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified
Officers 5 current · 7 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by Auto Conversions Ltd (00044990) — since 2016-12-20
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 3
£5,028,000 total awarded value where published.
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Contact details
- Website
- ajengineeringservices.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 161 223 9299
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 9 similar companies in M
Trading since 2004.
Competitors Manchester
This company ranks 2 among manufacture of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified in Manchester.
The class of 2004
37%
of the 135,822 companies incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 61% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.