AZRO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07154809 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-11
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5 | 500 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-30➖HARRILL, Kathryn Margaret resigneddirector
- 2010-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AZRO LIMITED
- 2010-02-11➕HARRILL, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2010-02-11➕RATTLIDGE, Andrew James Spencer appointeddirector
- 2010-02-11➕HARRILL, Kathryn Margaret appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Casa (Sw) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Casa (Sw) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AZRO LIMITED
This company · 07154809
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Casa (Sw) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/01/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher James Harrillceased 16/01/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Andrew James Rattlidgeceased 16/01/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| ARENA ACADEMY CIC→ 17012146 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASSET DATA SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15753696 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AUDIS CONSULTING LTD→ 16086373 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AURELIA CREATIVE STUDIOS LTD→ 16878592 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AUREUS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LTD→ 17009449 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Unit 1d Oak Tree Business Park
Austin Close
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 5GJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HARRILL, Christopher James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2010-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RATTLIDGE, Andrew James Spencer→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2010-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRILL, Kathryn Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2010-02-11 · resigned 2013-04-30
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-12