AARON OPTOMETRISTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07022426 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-17
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-15📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-10-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-10-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-07-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-05-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-06-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-11➕CARROLL, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2022-04-11➕HAKIM, Imran appointeddirector
- 2022-04-11➖FRAMPTON, Dawn resignedsecretary
- 2009-09-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AARON OPTOMETRISTS LIMITED
- 2009-09-17➕FRAMPTON, Peter Adam appointeddirector
- 2009-09-17➕FRAMPTON, Dawn appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Group structure
Ho2 Management Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Ho2 Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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AARON OPTOMETRISTS LIMITED
This company · 07022426
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ho2 Management Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/04/2022 |
Mr Peter Adam Frampton Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/05/2023 |
Mrs Andrea Carroll Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/05/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter Adam Framptonceased 11/04/2022· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Mrs Dawn Framptonceased 11/04/2022· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Unit 317 India Mill Business Centre
Darwen
BB3 1AE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
CARROLL, Andrea→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-11
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FRAMPTON, Peter Adam→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2009-09-17
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HAKIM, Imran→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-04-11
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FRAMPTON, Dawn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-09-17 · resigned 2022-04-11
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-07
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-15
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-15
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-10-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-10-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25