A.A.S. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02714151 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-13

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£-20.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £20,746

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£21k

↑ 6.7% YoY

Current Assets

£4k

↑ 3.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£-20.7k	£-21.3k
Current assets	£3.5k	£3.4k
Net assets	£-20.7k	£-22.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-05-14
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-11-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-06-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-06-08
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move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
1993-08-10
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ROBSON, Michael John resigned
director
1993-08-06
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JACKSON CROKER, Michael Francis appointed
secretary
1993-08-06
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WILSON, Ronald Michael resigned
secretary
1993-08-06
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WILSON, Ronald Michael resigned
director
1993-06-10
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TAYLOR, Gary Douglas appointed
director
1992-05-18
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WILSON, Ronald Michael appointed
secretary
1992-05-18
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-05-18
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ROBSON, Michael John appointed
director
1992-05-18
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WILSON, Ronald Michael appointed
director
1992-05-18
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1992-05-13
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Company incorporated
As A.A.S. LIMITED
1992-05-13
➕
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-05-13
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gary Douglas Taylor Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1992-05-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

48 Havannah Drive

Wideopen

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE13 6LD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-27

Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

JACKSON CROKER, Michael Francis→

secretary · appointed 1993-08-06

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Active

TAYLOR, Gary Douglas→

director · ~63y · appointed 1993-06-10

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Active

WILSON, Ronald Michael→

secretary · appointed 1992-05-18 · resigned 1993-08-06

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-13 · resigned 1992-05-18

Resigned

ROBSON, Michael John→

director · ~80y · appointed 1992-05-18 · resigned 1993-08-10

Resigned

WILSON, Ronald Michael→

director · ~78y · appointed 1992-05-18 · resigned 1993-08-06

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-05-13 · resigned 1992-05-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2026-05-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-13