ALDAN MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04384196 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (58/100).

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, 2 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
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
102 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.

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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-10-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-02-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-01-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2020-01-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-02-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-10-17
    ➕
    MELHUISH, Emily appointed
    secretary
  20. 2018-10-17
    ➖
    COPLEY, Sarah Joanne resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-10-17
    ➖
    COPLEY, Sarah Joanne resigned
    director
  22. 2018-10-10
    ➕
    COPLEY, Paul David appointed
    director
  23. 2018-10-03
    ➖
    COPLEY, Paul David resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-10-03
    ➕
    COPLEY, Sarah Joanne appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDAN MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  26. 2002-02-28
    ➕
    COPLEY, Paul David appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-02-28
    ➕
    OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2002-02-28
    ➖
    OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2002-02-28
    ➕
    COPLEY, Sarah Joanne appointed
    director
  30. 2002-02-28
    ➕
    OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2002-02-28
    ➖
    OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Paul David Copley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sarah Joanne Copleyceased 17/10/2018· 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
Incorporated2002-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

29 Farm Street
London
W1J 5RL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MELHUISH, Emily→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COPLEY, Paul David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COPLEY, Paul David→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2018-10-03
Resigned
COPLEY, Sarah Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-03 · resigned 2018-10-17
Resigned
OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
COPLEY, Sarah Joanne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2018-10-17
Resigned
OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16