ASPIRES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03207585 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-04
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (76/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees600600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-21
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2022-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-05-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-05-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-05-01
    ➕
    MURPHY, Debra appointed
    secretary
  14. 2022-05-01
    ➕
    MURPHY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  15. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    MURPHY, Jacqueline Ann resigned
    secretary
  16. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    MCNAUGHTON, Lisa Joanne resigned
    director
  17. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    MURPHY, Jacqueline Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2022-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-03-08
    ➖
    MURPHY, Jonathan resigned
    director
  23. 2013-03-08
    ➕
    MCNAUGHTON, Lisa Joanne appointed
    director
  24. 2007-02-15
    ➖
    MURPHY, John Michael resigned
    director
  25. 2000-01-03
    ➖
    MURPHY, Debra Ann resigned
    secretary
  26. 2000-01-03
    ➕
    MURPHY, Jacqueline Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 1998-09-07
    ➕
    MURPHY, Jacqueline Ann appointed
    director
  28. 1997-01-09
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-01-09
    ➕
    MURPHY, Debra Ann appointed
    secretary
  30. 1997-01-09
    ➕
    MURPHY, John Michael appointed
    director
  31. 1997-01-09
    ➕
    MURPHY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  32. 1997-01-09
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1996-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASPIRES LIMITED
  34. 1996-06-04
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  35. 1996-06-04
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Murphy
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jacqueline Ann Murphyceased 01/05/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1996-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Chapel Farm Downham Road
Fincham
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE33 9HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-19
Last: 2026-06-05

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

MURPHY, Debra→
secretary · appointed 2022-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Jonathan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-04 · resigned 1997-01-09
Resigned
MURPHY, Debra Ann→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-09 · resigned 2000-01-03
Resigned
MURPHY, Jacqueline Ann→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-03 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned
MCNAUGHTON, Lisa Joanne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-08 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned
MURPHY, Jacqueline Ann→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-09-07 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned
MURPHY, John Michael→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-01-09 · resigned 2007-02-15
Resigned
MURPHY, Jonathan→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-01-09 · resigned 2016-03-08
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-04 · resigned 1997-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-10