AIMS 24 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09168219 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-08
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£-181.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £181,759
Cash YoY
+32542%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.3m
↑ 32542% YoY
Net Worth
-£182k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£2.3m
↑ 29206% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£297k£227k£752k£1.3m£1.8m£2.3mNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£-181.8k£-297.3k
Current assets£2.33M£7.9k
Cash£2.33M£7.1k
Debtors£811
Net assets£-181.8k£-297.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AIMS 24 LIMITED
  20. 2014-08-08
    HASHMI, Azher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Azher Hashmi
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
sig. influencesignificant influence21/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Aims Care Group Limitedceased 21/03/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

241 Mitcham Road
London
SW17 9JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HASHMI, Azher
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-08-08
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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25