AARDVARK FX LTD

🌳Matureactive
08966063 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-28
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£293.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 3 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £293,091
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£335k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£293k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£493k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£99k£197k£296k£395k£493kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£367.5k£408.9k
Current assets£493.2k£335.3k
Cash£335.0k£287.0k
Debtors£158.2k£48.3k
Net assets£293.1k£272.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2026-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-04-03
    NEWING, Michael John appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-04-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2023-06-30
    TAYLOR, David Richard resigned
    director
  13. 2022-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-10-10
    TAYLOR, David Richard appointed
    director
  15. 2022-10-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-05-07
    DAVIES-COWARD, George Daniel appointed
    director
  19. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-29
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2020-12-29
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  22. 2020-12-19
    LEWIS, Carol appointed
    secretary
  23. 2020-12-15
    DAVEY, Natasha Ann resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AARDVARK FX LTD
  25. 2014-03-28
    LEWIS, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 2014-03-28
    DAVEY, Natasha Ann appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

48/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-10

Group structure

Aardvark Fx Holdings Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Aardvark Fx Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
AARDVARK FX LTD
This company · 08966063

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aardvark Fx Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/04/2026
Mr Mark Anthony Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Unit 21 Avon Valley Farm
Pixash Lane
Keynsham
Bristol
BS31 1TS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

LEWIS, Carol
secretary · appointed 2020-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES-COWARD, George Daniel
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-05-07
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Active
LEWIS, Mark Anthony
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-03-28
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Active
NEWING, Michael John
director · ~36y · appointed 2026-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVEY, Natasha Ann
secretary · appointed 2014-03-28 · resigned 2020-12-15
Resigned
TAYLOR, David Richard
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-10-10 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-10