AAR TRADING LTD

🌳Matureactive
08020827 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£915
Current Liabilities
—
£0£183£366£549£732£915Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£915—
Current assets£915—
Net assets£100—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-06-01
    ➕
    DISSANAIKE, Ashoka Dharmasri Bandara appointed
    director
  8. 2022-04-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-04-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-04-01
    ➖
    DISSANAYAKE, Ashoka Dharmasri Bandara resigned
    director
  12. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-03-01
    ➕
    DISSANAYAKE, Anuruddhika Saman Kumari appointed
    director
  19. 2012-04-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAR TRADING LTD
  20. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    DISSANAYAKE, Ashoka Dharmasri Bandara appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some 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 12 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashoka Dharmasri Bandara Dissanayake
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Kemp House
160 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DISSANAIKE, Ashoka Dharmasri Bandara→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-06-01
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Active
DISSANAYAKE, Anuruddhika Saman Kumari→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DISSANAYAKE, Ashoka Dharmasri Bandara→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31