AROUL'S LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07165982 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 2 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
2 officers (2 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
45 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,962
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£12k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Assets
£172
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-12.0k | £-11.3k |
| Current assets | £172 | £442 |
| Net assets | £-12.0k | £-11.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-28📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-11➕AROUL, Saritha appointeddirector
- 2024-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AROUL'S LIMITED
- 2010-02-23➕RAMADASS, Aroul Selvam, Dr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AROUL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Saritha Aroul Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/04/2025 |
Dr. Aroul Selvam Ramadass Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/06/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
6-7 Citibase, New Barclay House
234 Botley Road
Oxford
OX2 0HP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AROUL, Saritha→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAMADASS, Aroul Selvam, Dr.→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2010-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-14
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09