AIMS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02490151 · ltd · incorporated 1990-04-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Apr 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 36.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 36.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-30
Average employees200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-18
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    address · AD01
  5. 2022-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-02
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2022-08-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-08-02
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-14
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  12. 2019-04-05
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  13. 2019-04-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-04-05
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  15. 2019-04-05
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  16. 2019-04-05
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  17. 2018-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-05-05
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    MAYO, Lisa appointed
    director
  19. 2011-03-04
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    Charge satisfied #4
  20. 1997-05-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 1997-04-30
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    CATER, June Valerie appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-04-30
    ➕
    CATER, June Valerie appointed
    director
  23. 1997-04-30
    ➕
    CATER, Roger Mark appointed
    director
  24. 1997-04-30
    ➖
    EVANS, June Anna resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-04-30
    ➖
    EVANS, James Rodney resigned
    director
  26. 1997-04-30
    ➖
    EVANS, June Anna resigned
    director
  27. 1997-04-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1996-04-06
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    EVANS, June Anna appointed
    director
  29. 1993-10-26
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    Charge satisfied #2
  30. 1993-01-04
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    EVANS, James Rodney resigned
    secretary
  31. 1993-01-04
    ➕
    EVANS, June Anna appointed
    secretary
  32. 1993-01-04
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    ARCHER, Keith resigned
    director
  33. 1993-01-04
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    BUCKNELL, Peter David resigned
    director
  34. 1991-12-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  35. 1990-07-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Moxon Dolphin and Kerby Limited
  36. 1990-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AIMS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger Mark Cater
Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/04/2017
Mrs June Valerie Cater
Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/04/2017

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
Incorporated1990-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

10-12 Barnes High Street
London
SW13 9LW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

CATER, June Valerie→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATER, June Valerie→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATER, Roger Mark→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAYO, Lisa→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, James Rodney→
secretary · resigned 1993-01-04
Resigned
EVANS, June Anna→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-04 · resigned 1997-04-30
Resigned
ARCHER, Keith→
director · ~70y · resigned 1993-01-04
Resigned
BUCKNELL, Peter David→
director · ~70y · resigned 1993-01-04
Resigned
EVANS, James Rodney→
director · ~81y · resigned 1997-04-30
Resigned
EVANS, June Anna→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-04-06 · resigned 1997-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property30/04/199704/03/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property19/12/199126/10/1993
satisfied
Moxon Dolphin and Kerby
Moxon Dolphin and Kerby Limited
Debenture1 property10/07/199003/05/1997

Recent filings (133 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21