ASERCO INVESTMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive

06575603 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-24

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

£-5.68M

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Security dealing on own account

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
70221Financial management
70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £5,681,330

Cash YoY

+70%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£9k

↑ 70% YoY

Net Worth

-£5.7m

↓ 5.0% YoY

Current Assets

£2.2m

↓ 3.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£-1.71M	£1.09M
Current assets	£2.19M	£2.26M
Cash	£9.4k	£5.5k
Debtors	£2.18M	£2.25M
Net assets	£-5.68M	£-5.41M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-20
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move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2020-11-20
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2020-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-06
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2019-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-09-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-02-14
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SMIRNOV, Alexey, Mr. appointed
director
2016-02-14
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TIMKESHEVA, Olga, Ms. resigned
director
2015-08-20
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SMIRNOV, Alexey, Mr. resigned
director
2015-08-20
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TIMKESHEVA, Olga, Ms. appointed
director
2010-09-27
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SMIRNOV, Alexey, Mr. appointed
director
2010-09-27
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ZAKHAROV, Alexey resigned
director
2009-04-27
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CLS SECRETARIES, LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-04-24
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Company incorporated
As ASERCO INVESTMENT LTD
2008-04-24
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CLS SECRETARIES, LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-04-24
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ZAKHAROV, Alexey appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms. Olga Timkesheva Individual · Russian · DOB 12/1980 · age 46	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/05/2016
Mr. Alexey Smirnov Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-04-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

27 Old Gloucester Street

London

WC1N 3AX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-08

Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SMIRNOV, Alexey, Mr.→

director · ~48y · appointed 2016-02-14

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Active

CLS SECRETARIES, LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-24 · resigned 2009-04-27

Resigned

SMIRNOV, Alexey, Mr.→

director · ~48y · appointed 2010-09-27 · resigned 2015-08-20

Resigned

TIMKESHEVA, Olga, Ms.→

director · ~46y · appointed 2015-08-20 · resigned 2016-02-14

Resigned

ZAKHAROV, Alexey→

director · ~50y · appointed 2008-04-24 · resigned 2010-09-27

Resigned

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