AA DAIRIES LTD
🌳Matureactive
08225798 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£91.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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
75
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 £91,563
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,048 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£92k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £101.9k | £109.9k |
| Current assets | £101.0k | £108.9k |
| Net assets | £91.6k | £103.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-02-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-02-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-24➕ALTMAN, Aaron appointeddirector
- 2015-11-05➕ALTMAN, Ashley Mark appointeddirector
- 2012-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AA DAIRIES LTD
- 2012-09-24➕ALTMAN, Mark Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aaron Ben Altman Individual · British · DOB 02/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/03/2022 |
Mr Ashley Mark Altman Individual · British · DOB 05/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark Ian Altmanceased 02/03/2022· 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
Incorporated2012-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
19 Hazelwood Road
Croxley Green
Rickmansworth
WD3 3EA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ALTMAN, Aaron→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2016-10-24
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ALTMAN, Ashley Mark→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2015-11-05
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ALTMAN, Mark Ian→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-09-24
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Recent filings (53 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-02