AARON ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05039898 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-10
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 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
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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-04-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-11-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-25
    ➖
    ABBAS, Syed Ali resigned
    director
  18. 2015-06-06
    ➕
    ABBAS, Syed Ali appointed
    director
  19. 2004-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AARON ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
  20. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Nikhat appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Mirza Shahab appointed
    director
  22. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-02-10
    ➖
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-02-10
    ➕
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-02-10
    ➖
    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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 Mirza Shahab Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

272 London Road
Wallington
SM6 7DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Nikhat→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSSAIN, Mirza Shahab→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-02-10
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Active
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-10 · resigned 2004-02-10
Resigned
ABBAS, Syed Ali→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-06-06 · resigned 2017-08-25
Resigned
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-10 · resigned 2004-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-03