AAS INVESTMENTS & CONSULTANCY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03676541 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-01
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.11M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 27.0y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 1 with DOB)
72
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
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,106,614
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.1m
Current Assets
£165k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.22M | — |
| Current assets | £165.1k | — |
| Net assets | £1.11M | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-10-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Natwest Bank PLC
- 2016-07-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Natwest Bank PLC
- 2009-05-01➕BARON, Mark Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-01➖AVON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-10-01➖WALSH, Lisa resignedsecretary
- 2007-10-01➕AVON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-10-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2000-07-30➖BARON, Bharti resignedsecretary
- 2000-07-24➕BARON, Bharti appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-24➖AVON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-07-21➕WALSH, Lisa appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1998-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AAS INVESTMENTS & CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 1998-12-01➕BARON, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 1998-12-01➕AVON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-12-01➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-12-01➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-12-01➕COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-12-01➖COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-12-01➕COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-12-01➖COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
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 Paul Baron Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
609 Fishponds Road
Fishponds
Bristol
BS16 3AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
BARON, Mark Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARON, Paul Richard→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1998-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARON, Bharti→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-24 · resigned 2000-07-30
WALSH, Lisa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-21 · resigned 2007-10-01
AVON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2009-05-01
AVON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 2000-07-24
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 1998-12-01
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 1998-12-01
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 1998-12-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Natwest Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/07/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Natwest Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/07/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 20/10/2000 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 2 properties | 10/06/1999 | 17/10/2018 |
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Recent filings (81 total)
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2026-06-06
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2025-09-30
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2025-05-14
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2024-11-17
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2024-09-27
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2024-05-14
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2023-09-28
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2023-05-15
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2022-09-29
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2022-05-17
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2021-09-30
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2021-05-27
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2021-01-01
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2020-06-30
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2019-10-04