ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF BRITAIN
🌳Matureactive
05800121 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-04-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-11.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69203Tax consultancy
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
- 85320Technical and vocational secondary education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,828
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£12k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.7k | £-1.8k |
| Current assets | £1.3k | £3.2k |
| Net assets | £-11.8k | £-12.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-22➕RAMESH, Rajalakshmi, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-02-19➖RAMESH, Rajalakshmi, Dr resigneddirector
- 2017-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2006-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF BRITAIN
- 2006-04-28➕ARUMUGAM, Aramesh appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-28➕ARUMUGAM, Aramesh appointeddirector
- 2006-04-28➕RAMESH, Rajalakshmi, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Aramesh Arumugam Individual · Malaysian · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 20/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ABOVEBOARD ON-DEMAND LTD→ 16154174 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCELERATOR HIRE LTD→ 13124669 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2006-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
91 Stafford Road
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 9AP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
ARUMUGAM, Aramesh→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-04-28
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RAMESH, Rajalakshmi, Dr→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-05-22
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RAMESH, Rajalakshmi, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2006-04-28 · resigned 2017-02-19
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Recent filings (54 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31