AARON PREMIUM FINANCE LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-09-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AARON PREMIUM FINANCE LIMITED
- 2010-09-01➕HARE, Mark David Thomas appointeddirector
- 2010-09-01➕DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointeddirector
- 2010-09-01➖DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark David Thomas Hare Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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