ASPIRE MEDIA GROUP PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08153761 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-23
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-11-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mw Trustees Limited, Cheryl Suzanne Cowling and Robert Arthur Cowling as the Trustees of the Jobserve Limited Directors Scheme
- 2018-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPIRE MEDIA GROUP PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2012-07-23➕HAWORTH, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2012-07-23➕COWLING, Robert Arthur appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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
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 Robert Arthur Cowling Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 23/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBION BUSINESS SERVICES SUFFOLK LTD→ 11165241 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANGLIA LANDSCAPES RENTAL LTD→ 12743764 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARCHER ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD→ 14778044 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AS CLARK PROPERTIES LTD→ 12432959 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASHLAWN LIMITED→ 05591095 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ASHNOV HOMES LTD→ 15927195 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASHVI INVESMENTS LTD→ 15137581 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASHWORTH PROPERTIES LTD→ 12429369 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASLETT & BROADBERRY LTD→ 17044854 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPERS LIMITED→ 12623022 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ASPIRE PROPERTY & RENOVATION LTD→ 10967171 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ASPIRE PROPERTY LTD→ 07681091 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Tower Business Park
Kelvedon Road Tiptree
Colchester
Essex
CO5 0LX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-08-06
Last: 2026-07-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
COWLING, Robert Arthur→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-07-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mw Trustees , Cheryl Suzanne Cowling and Robert Arthur Cowling as the Trustees of the Jobserve Directors Scheme Mw Trustees Limited, Cheryl Suzanne Cowling and Robert Arthur Cowling as the Trustees of the Jobserve Limited Directors Scheme | A registered charge | 3 properties | 21/11/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (32 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-11