AARON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05456660 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-204.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £204,346

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£204k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£159k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£229k-£151k-£74k£4k£82k£159kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-202.9k£-227.9k
Current assets£159.5k£79.2k
Net assets£-204.3k£-229.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2005-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AARON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  18. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    SERGEANT, Alison Mary appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    AARON, Richard Steven appointed
    director
  20. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-05-19
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-05-19
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AARON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 62. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-02

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Alison Mary Sergeant
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Richard Steven Aaron
Individual · South African · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

5th Floor 167-169 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SERGEANT, Alison Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AARON, Richard Steven→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04