AARDVARK ASSOCIATES LTD
🌳Matureactive
09373197 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£169.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
32 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 £169,086
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,969 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
Net Worth
£169k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£241k
↓ 9.8% 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 | £177.9k | £232.3k |
| Current assets | £241.4k | £267.7k |
| Cash | £7.9k | — |
| Debtors | £233.5k | £267.7k |
| Net assets | £169.1k | £199.1k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-21➕PATEL, Kalpesh Rati appointeddirector
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AARDVARK ASSOCIATES LTD
- 2015-01-05➕DRYSDALE, Nathaniel Jonathan Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nathaniel Jonathan Thomas Drysdale Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Lisa Alison Jennifer De Costaceased 07/01/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACUMEN DESIGNERS & ARCHITECTS LIMITED→ 04444841 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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| ADDY MURGATROYD LTD→ 11892252 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Vernon House
40 New North Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 5LS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DRYSDALE, Nathaniel Jonathan Thomas→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Kalpesh Rati→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-03-21
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21