AARAN DARR AND CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06331638 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-02
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£279.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.5y

20/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
51 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
70
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £279,532
Net assets shrinking
Down £42,142 YoY
Cash YoY
+203%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 203% YoY
Net Worth
£280k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£839k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£183k£366k£549k£731k£914kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£813.2k£623.1k
Current assets£838.5k£914.3k
Cash£2.8k£934
Debtors£174.1k—
Net assets£279.5k£321.7k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-02-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Tajwar Khan
  8. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2021-12-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Nrh Properties Limited
  11. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-05-01
    ➖
    ALBAN CORPORATE SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-06-29
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    HADARI, Moshe Kedar appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-29
    ➖
    O'MALLEY, Kevin John resigned
    director
  21. 2008-12-02
    ➖
    DARR, Adam Habib resigned
    director
  22. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    DARR, Adam Habib appointed
    director
  23. 2007-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As AARAN DARR AND CO LIMITED
  24. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    ALBAN CORPORATE SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-08-02
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    O'MALLEY, Kevin John appointed
    director
  28. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2007-08-02
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Moshe Kedar Hadari
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
——board controlboard control · firm interest01/06/2016

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

49 Riverside Road
Watford
WD19 4RX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HADARI, Moshe Kedar→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALBAN CORPORATE SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2020-05-01
Resigned
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2007-08-02
Resigned
DARR, Adam Habib→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2008-12-02
Resigned
O'MALLEY, Kevin John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2014-06-29
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2007-08-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Tajwar Khan
A registered charge1 property01/02/2022—
outstanding
Nrh Properties
Nrh Properties Limited
A registered charge1 property10/12/2021—
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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-07