AARON ANDERSON & MCKINSEY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02976743 · ltd · incorporated 1994-10-10
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
77 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-02
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  2. 2024-07-18
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  3. 2023-07-24
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  4. 2023-05-18
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  5. 2023-04-17
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  6. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2020-07-23
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  9. 2019-07-30
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  10. 2018-07-30
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  11. 2017-07-13
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  12. 2016-07-28
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  13. 2015-10-15
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  14. 2015-07-31
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  15. 2014-11-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-11-01
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    VIVEKANANDA, Shirani appointed
    director
  17. 2010-11-01
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    DUA, Ravi resigned
    director
  18. 2009-10-10
    ➖
    VIVEKANANDA, Shirani resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-12-01
    ➖
    DUA, Lavanya resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-12-01
    ➕
    VIVEKANANDA, Shirani appointed
    secretary
  21. 1997-10-11
    ➕
    DUA, Lavanya appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-10-11
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    VIVEKANANDA, Shirani resigned
    secretary
  23. 1994-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AARON ANDERSON & MCKINSEY LIMITED
  24. 1994-10-10
    ➕
    VIVEKANANDA, Shirani appointed
    secretary
  25. 1994-10-10
    ➕
    DUA, Ravi appointed
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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
Mrs Shirani Vivekananda
Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1994-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

86-90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

VIVEKANANDA, Shirani→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-11-01
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Active
DUA, Lavanya→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-11 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned
VIVEKANANDA, Shirani→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2009-10-10
Resigned
VIVEKANANDA, Shirani→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-10 · resigned 1997-10-11
Resigned
DUA, Ravi→
director · ~64y · appointed 1994-10-10 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
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accounts · AA
2025-07-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23