ASPECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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02531628 · ltd · incorporated 1990-08-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£40.6k
book net assets
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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 35.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
107 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £40,566

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£41k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£41kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£38.9k£29.9k
Current assets£8.3k£13.0k
Net assets£40.6k£31.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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  2. 2025-03-06
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  3. 2024-03-07
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  4. 2023-02-26
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  5. 2022-03-23
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  6. 2021-06-03
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  7. 2021-05-23
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  8. 2020-02-27
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  9. 2019-03-25
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  10. 2018-04-12
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  11. 2018-04-12
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  12. 2018-04-06
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    REYNOLDS, Joseph appointed
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  13. 2018-04-06
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    REYNOLDS, Marjorie resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-03-26
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  15. 2017-03-20
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  16. 2016-03-17
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  17. 2015-01-19
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    MACNAMARA, John Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2011-08-22
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    REYNOLDS, Marjorie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-08-22
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    REYNOLDS JONES, Gavin Matthew resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-08-22
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    REYNOLDS JONES, Gavin Matthew resigned
    director
  21. 2006-10-01
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    MACNAMARA, John Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2006-08-16
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    REYNOLDS, Joseph Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-16
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    PEARSON, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-08-16
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    REYNOLDS JONES, Gavin Matthew appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-08-16
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    PEARSON, Brian, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2006-08-16
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    REYNOLDS JONES, Gavin Matthew appointed
    director
  27. 2005-07-26
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    LITTLE, Barry Frederick Peterson resigned
    director
  28. 2003-11-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1999-09-01
    ➖
    PEARSON, Brian, Dr resigned
    secretary
  30. 1999-09-01
    ➕
    PEARSON, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  31. 1992-08-03
    ➕
    PEARSON, Brian, Dr appointed
    secretary
  32. 1992-07-31
    ➖
    ASHCROFT, Karen Dawn resigned
    secretary
  33. 1991-05-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 1990-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ASPECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Anthony Reynolds
Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The Old Church, 55-57 Grove Road, Harrogate
Grove Road
Harrogate
HG1 5EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

REYNOLDS, Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2018-04-06
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Active
REYNOLDS, Joseph Anthony→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-08-16
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Active
ASHCROFT, Karen Dawn→
secretary · resigned 1992-07-31
Resigned
PEARSON, Brian, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1992-08-03 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned
PEARSON, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2006-08-16
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Marjorie→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-22 · resigned 2018-04-06
Resigned
REYNOLDS JONES, Gavin Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-16 · resigned 2011-08-22
Resigned
LITTLE, Barry Frederick Peterson→
director · ~86y · resigned 2005-07-26
Resigned
MACNAMARA, John Peter→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2015-01-19
Resigned
PEARSON, Brian, Dr→
director · ~84y · resigned 2006-08-16
Resigned
REYNOLDS JONES, Gavin Matthew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-08-16 · resigned 2011-08-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Charge of deposit1 property10/11/2003—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property17/05/1991—
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Recent filings (107 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-27