AID4U LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06781809 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-02
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£444
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £444

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£444
↑ 275% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 425% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£253£2k£4k£6k£9k£11kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£444£-253
Current assets£10.9k£2.1k
Net assets£444£-253

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-03-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-06
    ➕
    COLLINS, John appointed
    director
  11. 2019-09-06
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, Kenneth resigned
    director
  12. 2019-09-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-09-06
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    address · AD01
  14. 2019-09-06
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-09-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-09-06
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-01-01
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    CUNNINGHAM, Kenneth appointed
    director
  20. 2014-01-01
    ➖
    JONES, Philip resigned
    director
  21. 2011-01-03
    ➖
    JONES, Lavonne resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-01-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AID4U LIMITED
  23. 2009-01-02
    ➕
    JONES, Lavonne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-01-02
    ➕
    JONES, Philip 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

55/100
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 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 John Collins
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kenneth Cunninghamceased 06/09/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2009-01-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

7 Lawrence Road
Windle
St. Helens
WA10 6HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COLLINS, John→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Lavonne→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-02 · resigned 2011-01-03
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Kenneth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2019-09-06
Resigned
JONES, Philip→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-01-02 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-11