AARDVARK MARKETING CONSULTANTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
06742559 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£27.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
43 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 £27,838
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£56.5k£22.7k
Current assets£32.7k£23.9k
Cash£17.8k£15.0k
Debtors£14.9k£8.9k
Net assets£27.8k£21.5k

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
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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  2. 2025-08-14
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  3. 2024-10-22
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  4. 2024-05-31
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    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-18
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  6. 2022-12-20
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  7. 2021-12-21
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  8. 2021-08-02
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    address · AD01
  9. 2021-01-28
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  10. 2019-12-16
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  11. 2018-12-19
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  12. 2017-12-18
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  13. 2016-09-30
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  14. 2015-11-28
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  15. 2015-11-26
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  16. 2008-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AARDVARK MARKETING CONSULTANTS LTD
  17. 2008-11-06
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    HUTCHINSON, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-11-06
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    HUTCHINSON, Christopher John appointed
    director
  19. 2008-11-06
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    HUTCHINSON, Gillian Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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

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 Christopher John Hutchinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/11/2016
Mrs Gillian Margaret Hutchinson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/11/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

1623 Warwick Road
Knowle
Solihull
B93 9LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HUTCHINSON, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-06
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HUTCHINSON, Christopher John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-11-06
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Active
HUTCHINSON, Gillian Margaret→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-11-06
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Active

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Recent filings (43 total)

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address · AD01
2025-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
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accounts · AA
2025-08-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24