AAREFF SYSTEMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07140572 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-29
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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26301
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-10➕HOLLINGS, Marilynne appointeddirector
- 2024-11-10➖CANELA ESCOBOZA, Martha Noemi resigneddirector
- 2024-11-10➖JIMENEZ JIMENEZ, Yoneli Del Carmen resigneddirector
- 2024-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-06➕CANELA ESCOBOZA, Martha Noemi appointeddirector
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-01➖ALBA TOVAR, Cristina Isabel resigneddirector
- 2015-04-01➕JIMENEZ JIMENEZ, Yoneli Del Carmen appointeddirector
- 2010-11-30➖HOLLINGS, Marilynne resigneddirector
- 2010-11-01➕ALBA TOVAR, Cristina Isabel appointeddirector
- 2010-01-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AAREFF SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2010-01-29➕HOLLINGS, Marilynne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Marilynne Hollings Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00359466 LIMITED→ 00359466 · est 1940 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 86y | — | — |
| 1 CLICK BEDS LTD→ 15235538 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 121 SOLUTIONZ LTD→ 12695379 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1ST FOR BLINDS, SHUTTERS & CURTAINS DIRECT LTD→ 16856505 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ABBEY ARTSTONE LIMITED→ 07529553 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26301 — SIC 26301
Registered office
Whinburn Farm Bungalow
Jacksons Lane Bradley
Keighley
BD20 9HG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
HOLLINGS, Marilynne→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2024-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALBA TOVAR, Cristina Isabel→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2015-04-01
CANELA ESCOBOZA, Martha Noemi→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-11-06 · resigned 2024-11-10
HOLLINGS, Marilynne→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2010-01-29 · resigned 2010-11-30
JIMENEZ JIMENEZ, Yoneli Del Carmen→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2024-11-10
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Recent filings (46 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22