ASPEN CONSULTANCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04032644 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-12
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-302023-10-30
Average employees00

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-01
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    ROSS, Faye Louise resigned
    secretary
  9. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-28
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  11. 2017-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2013-05-21
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    LEANEY, Brian resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-05-21
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    ROSS, Faye Louise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-04-23
    ➖
    THOMPSON, John Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2001-06-18
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    THOMPSON, John Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2001-06-18
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    THOMPSON, Louisa Jane resigned
    director
  22. 2000-10-16
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    ROSS, Simon Alexander appointed
    director
  23. 2000-10-16
    ➕
    LEANEY, Brian appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-10-16
    ➖
    EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2000-10-16
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Louisa Jane appointed
    director
  26. 2000-10-16
    ➖
    EMW DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2000-07-31
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2000-07-31
    ➕
    EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2000-07-31
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2000-07-31
    ➕
    EMW DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2000-07-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ASPEN CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  32. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2000-07-12
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Alexander Ross
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

53 Broadway
Northampton
NN1 4SG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

ROSS, Simon Alexander→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEANEY, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-16 · resigned 2013-05-21
Resigned
ROSS, Faye Louise→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-21 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2000-07-31
Resigned
EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2000-10-16
Resigned
THOMPSON, John Alan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2013-04-23
Resigned
THOMPSON, Louisa Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-10-16 · resigned 2001-06-18
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-12 · resigned 2000-07-31
Resigned
EMW DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2000-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
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accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-25