AARAV ASSOCIATES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08515420 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-03
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 May 2025
Net worth
£65.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
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, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £65,811
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£66k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £72.8k | £52.2k |
| Current assets | £72.8k | £52.2k |
| Net assets | £65.8k | £44.4k |
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 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-26➖PATEL, Vaishali Pranav resigneddirector
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-29➕PATEL, Vaishali Pranav appointeddirector
- 2013-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AARAV ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- 2013-05-03➕PATEL, Pranav appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Pranav Patel Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & B K LIMITED→ 05405130 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| AARNASTEC LIMITED→ 14542949 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AARTI MISTRY LTD→ 12616979 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AARVAAN CONSULTANCY LTD→ 13536918 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AAS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 06659190 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AASTA CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED→ 06186416 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| AATOM LIMITED→ 05664306 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AATOM RECRUITMENT LTD→ 07007858 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AAVI MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 11424380 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AAWAN BUSINESS PARTNERING LIMITED→ 07847604 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AB ACCOUNTING LTD→ 06866515 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AB CONSULTANTS LTD→ 17111479 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
30 Furham Feild
Pinner
HA5 4DZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
PATEL, Pranav→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Vaishali Pranav→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-04-29 · resigned 2019-06-26
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Recent filings (38 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-11