AARON CRITCHLOW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06295637 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,950
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£795
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 176% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£9k-£6k-£3k£518£4k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£10.0k£-3.7k
Cash£795£1.1k
Net assets£7.0k£-9.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-05
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  7. 2023-01-05
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2023-01-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-09-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2007-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AARON CRITCHLOW LIMITED
  20. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    CRITCHLOW, Victoria appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    CRITCHLOW, Aaron Joseph Wilson appointed
    director
  22. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    CRITCHLOW, Victoria appointed
    director
  23. 2007-06-28
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    NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-06-28
    ➖
    NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2007-06-28
    ➖
    NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRITCHLOW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 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

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aaron Joseph Wilson Critchlow
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/06/2017
Mrs Victoria Critchlow
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/06/2017

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
Incorporated2007-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Windyridge Longreave Lane
Rowland
Bakewell
DE45 1NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CRITCHLOW, Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRITCHLOW, Aaron Joseph Wilson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRITCHLOW, Victoria→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2007-06-28
Resigned
NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2007-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-20