ASPECTS OF SPAIN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02912205 · ltd · incorporated 1994-03-24
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (77/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
113 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,149
Net assets shrinking
Down £916 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£39.2k£43.2k
Current assets£49.6k£47.1k
Net assets£8.1k£9.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-09
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  12. 2017-12-19
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  13. 2017-10-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2016-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2009-11-30
    ➖
    BERKELEY BUREAU LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2004-07-09
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    BERKELEY BUREAU LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2004-07-09
    ➖
    MABLAW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 1994-09-30
    ➕
    BATEMAN, Penelope appointed
    director
  20. 1994-09-30
    ➖
    MABLAW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 1994-09-30
    ➖
    MABLAW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 1994-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ASPECTS OF SPAIN LIMITED
  23. 1994-03-24
    ➕
    MABLAW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 1994-03-24
    ➕
    MABLAW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1994-03-24
    ➕
    MABLAW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
Ms Penelope Bateman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

61 Bridge Street
Kington
HR5 3DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BATEMAN, Penelope→
director · ~77y · appointed 1994-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERKELEY BUREAU LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-07-09 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
MABLAW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1994-03-24 · resigned 2004-07-09
Resigned
MABLAW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-03-24 · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned
MABLAW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-03-24 · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-31