AARAN SHEET METAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03951807 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-20
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
£187.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £187,109
Net assets shrinking
Down £515,532 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£112k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£187k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Assets
£276k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£146k£292k£438k£584k£730kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£203.9k£725.1k
Current assets£276.2k£730.4k
Cash£112.2k£358.7k
Debtors£144.0k£351.6k
Net assets£187.1k£702.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-10-10
    ➕
    PAWSON, Craig appointed
    director
  7. 2024-10-10
    ➖
    LOCKWOOD, Mark resigned
    director
  8. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-05-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-12
    ➖
    PARKISON, Deborah resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-04-12
    ➕
    LOCKWOOD, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2018-04-12
    ➖
    PARKINSON, John Edward resigned
    director
  21. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2000-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AARAN SHEET METAL LIMITED
  23. 2000-03-20
    ➕
    PARKISON, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-03-20
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-03-20
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-03-20
    ➕
    PARKINSON, John Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Aaran Metal Fabrications Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aaran Metal Fabrications Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AARAN SHEET METAL LIMITED
This company · 03951807

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aaran Metal Fabrications Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Edward Parkinsonceased 12/04/2018· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2000-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Unit 6 Crossley Hall Works
Fairweather Green
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD8 0HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PAWSON, Craig→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKISON, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-20 · resigned 2018-04-12
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-20 · resigned 2000-03-20
Resigned
LOCKWOOD, Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-04-12 · resigned 2024-10-10
Resigned
PARKINSON, John Edward→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-03-20 · resigned 2018-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19