AARDVARK SUBSTATIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06635496 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-02
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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).
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, 2 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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 1 with DOB)
72
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
60 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-03-10➖BLACK AND SEVERN LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2010-03-08➕SPARROW, Benjamin Roger William appointeddirector
- 2010-03-08➕BLACK AND SEVERN LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2010-03-08➖RUSHWORTH & PARTNERS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2009-10-01➖RUSHWORTH & PARTNERS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-09-25➖BLACK & SEVERN NOMINEES & SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-09-25➖E SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-09-25➕RUSHWORTH & PARTNERS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-09-25➖BLACK & SEVERN NOMINEES & SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-09-25➖NEW COMPANY GROUP LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-09-25➕RUSHWORTH & PARTNERS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-07-07➕BLACK & SEVERN NOMINEES & SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-07➕BLACK & SEVERN NOMINEES & SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AARDVARK SUBSTATIONS LIMITED
- 2008-07-02➕E SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-02➖E SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-02➕E SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-02➕NEW COMPANY GROUP LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-07-02➖NEW COMPANY GROUP LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-07-02➕NEW COMPANY GROUP LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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
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 |
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Mr Benjamin Roger William Sparrow Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Property · TR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
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| 1-3 TREVENA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 15299027 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 121 PROPERTY LTD→ 15543219 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2 MOUNTS VIEW LIMITED→ 16398296 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 BELMONT TERRACE LTD→ 06371002 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 8 MARKET STREET LTD→ 11725570 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A.E. STOKES PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 01392080 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| ABBEY BUILDERS CORNWALL LIMITED→ 04296400 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ABCD PROPERTY (CORNWALL) LIMITED→ 10709690 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE ACCOMMODATION LIMITED→ 14506349 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABSTRACT PROPERTY 1 LTD→ 14092002 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AC HOLDINGS (CORNWALL) LIMITED→ 11898739 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACADEMY FLATS (ST IVES) MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03146283 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Trevelloe Carn
Paul
Penzance
Cornwall
TR19 6NS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)
SPARROW, Benjamin Roger William→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2010-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLACK & SEVERN NOMINEES & SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-07 · resigned 2008-09-25
E SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-02 · resigned 2008-07-02
E SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-02 · resigned 2008-09-25
RUSHWORTH & PARTNERS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2009-10-01
BLACK & SEVERN NOMINEES & SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-07-07 · resigned 2008-09-25
BLACK AND SEVERN LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2010-03-08 · resigned 2010-03-10
NEW COMPANY GROUP LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-07-02 · resigned 2008-07-02
NEW COMPANY GROUP LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-07-02 · resigned 2008-09-25
RUSHWORTH & PARTNERS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2010-03-08
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Recent filings (60 total)
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2026-03-20
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2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2025-03-26
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2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-03-23
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2022-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2021-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2020-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2020-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2019-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-04