AIM GROUP (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
05026077 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-26
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-13
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  3. 2024-02-02
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  4. 2022-12-19
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  5. 2021-12-15
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  6. 2021-02-18
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  7. 2020-06-29
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-05-01
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    LLOYD, Annabel Nena resigned
    secretary
  9. 2019-12-13
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  10. 2018-11-30
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  11. 2018-09-13
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-09-05
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    DALTON, Angharad Mair resigned
    director
  13. 2017-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-22
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  15. 2016-02-20
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  16. 2016-01-20
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  17. 2016-01-20
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-07-17
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    DALTON, Angharad Mair appointed
    director
  19. 2015-07-14
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    LLOYD, Annabel Nena appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-07-12
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    HUGHES, Mair resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-07-01
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    HUGHES, Emyr Byron resigned
    director
  22. 2011-04-30
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    WILIAM, Hywel Ab Urien appointed
    director
  23. 2011-04-30
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    HUGHES, Eleanor Mair Eluned resigned
    director
  24. 2007-02-01
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    HUGHES, Eleanor Mair Eluned appointed
    director
  25. 2004-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AIM GROUP (UK) LTD
  26. 2004-01-26
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    HUGHES, Mair appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-01-26
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-01-26
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-01-26
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    HUGHES, Emyr Byron appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Hywel Ab Urien Wiliam
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/07/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

20 Heol Terrell
Lansdowne Gardens
Cardiff
CF11 8BF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

WILIAM, Hywel Ab Urien→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Mair→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2015-07-12
Resigned
LLOYD, Annabel Nena→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-14 · resigned 2020-05-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2004-01-26
Resigned
DALTON, Angharad Mair→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-07-17 · resigned 2018-09-05
Resigned
HUGHES, Eleanor Mair Eluned→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2011-04-30
Resigned
HUGHES, Emyr Byron→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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2026-02-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-13