AWARE PRESENCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07921678 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-24
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£69.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £69,669
Net assets shrinking
Down £26,222 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£519k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£70k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£902k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£199k£399k£598k£798k£997kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£71.5k£99.3k
Current assets£901.6k£997.3k
Cash£519.1k£661.7k
Debtors£191.2k£200.0k
Net assets£69.7k£95.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-04-01
    ➕
    SPIRA, Rupert Andrew appointed
    director
  17. 2012-04-01
    ➖
    SPIRA, Rupert Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2012-01-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AWARE PRESENCE LIMITED
  19. 2012-01-24
    ➕
    SPIRA, Rupert Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-24
    ➕
    DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    nominee-director
  21. 2012-01-24
    ➖
    DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Rupert Andrew Spira
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/01/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

132 Gidley Way
Horspath
Oxford
OX33 1TD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SPIRA, Rupert Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-01-24
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Active
DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann→
nominee-director · ~69y · appointed 2012-01-24 · resigned 2012-01-24
Resigned
SPIRA, Rupert Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01