AARDVARK CONSULTANTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02764740 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-13
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,550
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
↑ 122% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.5k | £2.5k |
| Current assets | £5.5k | £3.3k |
| Net assets | £5.5k | £2.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-20➖BROWNING, Paul John resigneddirector
- 2025-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-01-16➕BROWNING, Paul John appointeddirector
- 1992-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AARDVARK CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 1992-11-13➕PATTINSON, Nicholas Giles appointedsecretary
- 1992-11-13➕MORTON, Nigel Kevin appointeddirector
- 1992-11-13➕PATTINSON, Nicholas Giles appointeddirector
- 1992-11-13➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-11-13➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-11-13➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-11-13➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 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
cleanNo 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 Nicholas Giles Pattinson Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
24 Hilton Road
Disley
Stockport
SK12 2JU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
PATTINSON, Nicholas Giles→
Activesecretary · appointed 1992-11-13
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MORTON, Nigel Kevin→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1992-11-13
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PATTINSON, Nicholas Giles→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1992-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-11-13 · resigned 1992-11-13
BROWNING, Paul John→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2005-01-16 · resigned 2025-11-20
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-11-13 · resigned 1992-11-13
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Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18