ASPIRATIONS SUPPORT BRISTOL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07012576 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-08
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£475.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £475,748
Net assets shrinking
Down £31,557 YoY
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£520k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Net Worth
£476k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Assets
£744k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £488.5k | £519.7k |
| Current assets | £743.5k | £929.7k |
| Cash | £519.8k | £525.7k |
| Debtors | £223.7k | £404.0k |
| Net assets | £475.7k | £507.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Swif-Debt Area B LP (Acting by Its General Partner) Fwc Swif Debt Gp Limited Acting by Fw Capital Limited
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-09-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-03📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2020-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-01➕LARKHAM, Scott Robert appointeddirector
- 2011-10-01➖LARKHAM, Scott Robert resigneddirector
- 2009-12-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2009-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPIRATIONS SUPPORT BRISTOL LIMITED
- 2009-09-08➕IMBER, Jonathan Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Andrew Imber Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Scott Larkham Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Design House 26 South View
Staple Hill
Bristol
South Gloucestershire
BS16 5PJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
IMBER, Jonathan Andrew→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LARKHAM, Scott Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-10-01 · resigned 2011-10-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Swif-Debt Area B LP (Acting by Its General Partner) Fwc Swif Debt Gp Acting by Fw Capital Swif-Debt Area B LP (Acting by Its General Partner) Fwc Swif Debt Gp Limited Acting by Fw Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 04/03/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 02/12/2009 | 23/09/2021 |
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15