AAYUSH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04920532 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-03
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2018-08-14
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    SINGH, Aradna resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-10-24
    ➖
    RAGULAN, Kumaraswamy resigned
    secretary
  22. 2017-10-24
    ➕
    SINGH, Aradna appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-02-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2007-01-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2006-12-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2006-09-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Manmohan Singh and Sabitadevi Singh
  27. 2003-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AAYUSH LIMITED
  28. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    SINGH, Sudhir Manmohan appointed
    director
  29. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    RAGULAN, Kumaraswamy appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-10-03
    ➖
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2003-10-03
    ➖
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sudhir Manmohan Singh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest01/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

Office No. 2, Britbuild House,
327 Norbury Avenue,
London
SW16 3RW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SINGH, Sudhir Manmohan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAGULAN, Kumaraswamy→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-03 · resigned 2017-10-24
Resigned
SINGH, Aradna→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-24 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-03 · resigned 2003-10-03
Resigned
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-03 · resigned 2003-10-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property23/01/200714/08/2018
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/12/2006—
satisfied
Manmohan Singh and Sabitadevi Singh
Legal charge1 property14/09/200603/02/2007
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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12