AIDAN THOMPSON CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
06937206 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-18
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Average employees100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-06-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-06-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-07-30
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    THOMPSON, Jessamy Florence resigned
    director
  14. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-30
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-10-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-10-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AIDAN THOMPSON CONSULTING LTD
  20. 2009-06-18
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    THOMPSON, Aidan Peter, Mr. appointed
    director
  21. 2009-06-18
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    THOMPSON, Jessamy Florence appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aidan Peter Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jessamy Florence Thompsonceased 26/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

24 Lyttleton Street
Worcester
WR1 3JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THOMPSON, Aidan Peter, Mr.→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-06-18
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Active
THOMPSON, Jessamy Florence→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-06-18 · resigned 2019-07-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-05