AIDPLUS SOURCE (UK) CO., LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05483208 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-20
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  6. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-12-27
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  12. 2019-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2005-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AIDPLUS SOURCE (UK) CO., LIMITED
  18. 2005-06-16
    ➕
    HKRTP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-06-16
    ➕
    CHEN, Li appointed
    director
  20. 2005-06-16
    ➕
    CHEN, You appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Li Chen
Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
You Chen
Individual · Chinese · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
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
Incorporated2005-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Dept 148 43 Owston Road
Carcroft
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN6 8DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HKRTP LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-16
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CHEN, Li→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-06-16
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Active
CHEN, You→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-06-16
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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03