ASLAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02510555 · ltd · incorporated 1990-06-11
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 34.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£423.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
122 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £423,141
Net assets shrinking
Down £805,156 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£423k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£199k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£246k£491k£737k£983k£1.2mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.47M£1.29M
Current assets£199.4k£459.6k
Net assets£423.1k£1.23M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2024-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-09-25
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    capital-cancellation-shares
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  5. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2022-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2021-09-10
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  8. 2020-09-10
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  9. 2019-10-25
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  10. 2018-09-18
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  11. 2017-09-18
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  12. 2016-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  13. 2016-06-15
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  14. 2015-09-28
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  15. 2015-06-28
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  16. 2014-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-03-30
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    KIRK, Nicholas John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-03-30
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    EDWARDS, David resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-03-26
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    KIRK, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  20. 1997-10-22
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    EDWARDS, David appointed
    secretary
  21. 1997-10-21
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    HOMAN-RUSSELL, William Barry resigned
    secretary
  22. 1997-10-21
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    HOMAN-RUSSELL, William Barry resigned
    director
  23. 1997-09-27
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    KIRK, Ann appointed
    director
  24. 1997-09-27
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    CURSON, Paul Nigel resigned
    director
  25. 1996-09-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 1996-05-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Sep Industrial Holdings PLC
  27. 1994-10-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 1994-05-27
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    CURTIS, Barry Roderick resigned
    secretary
  29. 1994-05-27
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    HOMAN-RUSSELL, William Barry appointed
    secretary
  30. 1994-05-27
    ➖
    BROOKS, David John resigned
    director
  31. 1994-05-27
    ➕
    HOMAN-RUSSELL, William Barry appointed
    director
  32. 1993-12-06
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    WALTHAM, Alan Robert resigned
    director
  33. 1991-12-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  34. 1990-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ASLAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas John Kirk
Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

24 Onslow Road
Hersham
Walton On Thames
Surrey
KT12 5BB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

KIRK, Nicholas John→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-30
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Active
KIRK, Ann→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-09-27
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Active
KIRK, Nicholas John→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURTIS, Barry Roderick→
secretary · resigned 1994-05-27
Resigned
EDWARDS, David→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-22 · resigned 2007-03-30
Resigned
HOMAN-RUSSELL, William Barry→
secretary · appointed 1994-05-27 · resigned 1997-10-21
Resigned
BROOKS, David John→
director · ~85y · resigned 1994-05-27
Resigned
CURSON, Paul Nigel→
director · ~64y · resigned 1997-09-27
Resigned
HOMAN-RUSSELL, William Barry→
director · ~81y · appointed 1994-05-27 · resigned 1997-10-21
Resigned
WALTHAM, Alan Robert→
director · ~71y · resigned 1993-12-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Sep Industrial Holdings
Sep Industrial Holdings PLC
Charge1 property01/05/199628/09/1996
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property11/12/199118/10/1994

Recent filings (122 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-25