AURORA LEASING LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
05897484 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-07
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial leasing
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (88/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £131,485

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax£131.5k£748.8k
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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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
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-03-10
    ➖
    GERSON, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  9. 2021-03-10
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    GERSON, Shirley Esther resigned
    director
  10. 2021-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2015-05-14
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    CHEW, Chin Hooi appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-10-24
    ➖
    ROLLS, Edmund James resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-10-24
    ➖
    ROLLS, Edmund James resigned
    director
  22. 2010-12-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2006-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AURORA LEASING LIMITED
  24. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    GERSON, Anthony Charles Raphael appointed
    director
  25. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    GERSON, Peter Daniel appointed
    director
  26. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    GERSON, Simon John appointed
    director
  27. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    ROLLS, Edmund James appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2006-08-07
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    GERSON, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  31. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    GERSON, Shirley Esther appointed
    director
  32. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    ROLLS, Edmund James appointed
    director
  33. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2006-08-07
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Michael Gerson (Investments) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Michael Gerson (Investments) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AURORA LEASING LIMITED
This company · 05897484

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Michael Gerson (Investments) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64910 — Financial leasing

Registered office

1 Downland Close
Whetstone
London
London
N20 9LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

CHEW, Chin Hooi→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GERSON, Anthony Charles Raphael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GERSON, Peter Daniel→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GERSON, Simon John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROLLS, Edmund James→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2014-10-24
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2006-08-07
Resigned
GERSON, Michael Joseph→
director · ~89y · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2021-03-10
Resigned
GERSON, Shirley Esther→
director · ~91y · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2021-03-10
Resigned
ROLLS, Edmund James→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2014-10-24
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2006-08-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/12/2010—
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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-25