AAA/V SYSTEMS LTD

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04867692 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-15
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
56 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,017
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£25k£32kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£10.8k£9.0k
Current assets£17.5k£31.9k
Cash£3.7k£15.5k
Debtors£11.9k£5.7k
Net assets£10.0k£8.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-08-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAA/V SYSTEMS LTD
  17. 2003-08-15
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Lorna Patricia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-08-15
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Simon James appointed
    director
  19. 2003-08-15
    ➕
    BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-08-15
    ➖
    BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-08-15
    ➕
    BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2003-08-15
    ➖
    BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED resigned
    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 23 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 James Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

1 Wallis Court
Grimsby
DN33 3SP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MITCHELL, Lorna Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Simon James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-15 · resigned 2003-08-15
Resigned
BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-15 · resigned 2003-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-15