AURIGA SB LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05203791 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.0y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 1900 | 1900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-06-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2016-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2013-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-07-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-08-17➕RACKSTRAW, Philip Edward appointedsecretary
- 2007-08-17➕SMITH, John Alan appointeddirector
- 2007-08-17➖NEWELL, Mark John resignedsecretary
- 2007-08-17➖NEWELL, Mark John resigneddirector
- 2007-08-17➖WALTERS, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2007-08-17➖WALTERS, John Alfred resigneddirector
- 2004-11-18➕NEWELL, Mark John appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-18➖FISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-18➕NEWELL, Mark John appointeddirector
- 2004-11-18➕WALTERS, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2004-11-18➕WALTERS, John Alfred appointeddirector
- 2004-11-18➖ACRE (CORPORATE DIRECTOR) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AURIGA SB LIMITED
- 2004-08-11➕FISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-08-11➕ACRE (CORPORATE DIRECTOR) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Alan Smith Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
31 Dashwood Avenue
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 3DZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
RACKSTRAW, Philip Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, John Alan→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2007-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEWELL, Mark John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2007-08-17
FISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2004-11-18
NEWELL, Mark John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2007-08-17
WALTERS, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2007-08-17
WALTERS, John Alfred→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2007-08-17
ACRE (CORPORATE DIRECTOR) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2004-11-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 21/06/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/02/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/07/2009 | 01/02/2013 |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-27