AARIAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03525080 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-11
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 22.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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-£3k£4k£11k£18k£25k£32kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£-2.9k
Current assets—£32.0k
Cash—£471
Debtors—£31.5k
Net assets—£-3.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-03
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    JALALPOUR, Sheila Elizabeth resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-02-20
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
  13. 2019-07-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2019-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-25
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    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2019-06-25
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    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2019-06-25
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    Charge satisfied #13
  18. 2019-06-25
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    Charge satisfied #12
  19. 2019-06-21
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Mt Finance Limited
  20. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-05-12
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    Charge satisfied #11
  22. 2016-05-12
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    Charge satisfied #10
  23. 2016-05-12
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    Charge satisfied #9
  24. 2016-05-12
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    Charge satisfied #8
  25. 2016-05-12
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    Charge satisfied #7
  26. 2013-05-02
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  27. 2013-05-02
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  28. 2013-05-02
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  29. 2008-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #6
  30. 2008-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #5
  31. 2008-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  32. 2008-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #3
  33. 2008-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  34. 2008-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  35. 2008-08-01
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    JALALPOUR, Faramarz appointed
    director
  36. 2008-08-01
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    JALALPOUR, Faramarz resigned
    director
  37. 2008-07-14
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    JALALPOUR, Sheila Elizabeth appointed
    director
  38. 2008-04-15
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  39. 2008-04-15
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  40. 2008-04-15
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  41. 2008-04-15
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  42. 2004-09-08
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  43. 2004-06-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  44. 2004-04-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  45. 2004-04-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  46. 2004-04-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  47. 2003-08-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  48. 1998-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AARIAN LIMITED
  49. 1998-03-11
    ➕
    JALALPOUR, Sheila Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  50. 1998-03-11
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    CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Faramarz Jalalpour
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

26 Colcokes Road
Banstead
SM7 2EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JALALPOUR, Sheila Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JALALPOUR, Faramarz→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 1998-03-11
Resigned
JALALPOUR, Faramarz→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned
JALALPOUR, Sheila Elizabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-07-14 · resigned 2026-01-03
Resigned
CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 1998-03-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

15
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Precise Mortgages
Charter Court Financial Services Limited
A registered charge1 property20/02/2020—
outstanding
MT Finance
Mt Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property21/06/2019—
satisfied
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties02/05/201325/06/2019
satisfied
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property02/05/201325/06/2019
satisfied
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property02/05/201312/05/2016
satisfied
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
Mortgage1 property15/04/200812/05/2016
satisfied
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
Mortgage1 property15/04/200812/05/2016
satisfied
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
Mortgage1 property15/04/200812/05/2016
satisfied
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
Mortgage1 property15/04/200812/05/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property08/09/200408/11/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property22/06/200408/11/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Mortgage1 property30/04/200408/11/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Mortgage1 property30/04/200408/11/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property28/04/200408/11/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property14/08/200308/11/2008
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Recent filings (110 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-15