AETHA CONSULTING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07716768 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-25
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2000 | 2000 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-28📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-07-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2023-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-24📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2023-05-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-11-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-29📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-06-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-14📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-05-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01➖JOHNSON, Graham David resigneddirector
- 2022-02-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-09-21➕ESCHENBURG, Marc Kurt Ulrich appointeddirector
- 2016-09-01➕SANDERS, Lee Paul appointeddirector
- 2015-09-01➖SANDERS, Lee Paul resigneddirector
- 2015-07-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-07-11➖BLANC, Pierre Venceslas resigneddirector
- 2011-10-26➕WRIGHT, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2011-09-22➕BLANC, Pierre Venceslas appointeddirector
- 2011-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AETHA CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2011-07-25➕NAGPAL, Amit appointeddirector
- 2011-07-25➕JOHNSON, Graham David appointeddirector
- 2011-07-25➕SANDERS, Lee Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
24 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 1JP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
ESCHENBURG, Marc Kurt Ulrich→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NAGPAL, Amit→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SANDERS, Lee Paul→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WRIGHT, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLANC, Pierre Venceslas→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-09-22 · resigned 2012-07-11
JOHNSON, Graham David→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2022-02-01
SANDERS, Lee Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2015-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/07/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (89 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-24
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-09-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2024-01-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2023-07-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-23