AUREUS ASSET MANAGERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07439140 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-15
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£609.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
57 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £609,850
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,740 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£610k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£617k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £610.5k | £616.2k |
| Current assets | £616.6k | £622.2k |
| Net assets | £609.9k | £615.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-30📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2022-09-20📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2022-07-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-07-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-11-19➕SOMERS, Derek appointeddirector
- 2015-11-19➖FOWLER, Mathew James resignedsecretary
- 2015-11-19➖FOWLER, Matthew James resigneddirector
- 2014-01-20➖NEWELL, Grant resigneddirector
- 2013-07-09➕FOWLER, Mathew James appointedsecretary
- 2013-07-08➕FOWLER, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2011-09-02➖WISBY, Colin resigneddirector
- 2011-09-01➕NEWELL, Grant appointeddirector
- 2010-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AUREUS ASSET MANAGERS LIMITED
- 2010-11-15➕WISBY, Colin 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 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Derek Somers Individual · English · DOB 04/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/03/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Grant Newellceased 08/03/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
Thames House
1528 London Road
Leigh-On-Sea
SS9 2QQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
SOMERS, Derek→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOWLER, Mathew James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-07-09 · resigned 2015-11-19
FOWLER, Matthew James→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-07-08 · resigned 2015-11-19
NEWELL, Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2014-01-20
WISBY, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-11-15 · resigned 2011-09-02
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Recent filings (57 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2022-11-30
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2022-09-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21