AURALITY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09403798 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-23
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 61200Wireless telecommunications activities
  • 61300Satellite telecommunications activities
  • 61900Other telecommunications activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-03-07
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-01-01
    LOOBY, Marie resigned
    director
  17. 2015-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AURALITY LIMITED
  18. 2015-01-23
    LOOBY, Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2015-01-23
    LOOBY, Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.

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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Looby
Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Technology · SP postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A SQUARED PROJECTS LIMITED
15774335 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
ALCOVE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
05844888 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
19y
ALL THE WRITE STUFF LIMITED
05638553 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
20y
ALL YOUR BASE LTD
13317979 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
5y
AMBER DESAI LTD
16484584 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ARIS DIAGNOSTIC LTD
12766568 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
ARROWPOINT BOOKS LTD
16787332 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ASTONISH EMAIL LIMITED
08605617 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
12y
ASYSTED CONSULTING LTD
07802180 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
AUDREY NEIL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
11082251 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
AUGUSTINES HOUSE LTD
12998701 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
AURATEQ CONSULT CO. LTD
16535632 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities

Registered office

29 Errington Road
Picket Piece
Andover
SP11 6XF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LOOBY, Paul
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOOBY, Marie
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-01-23 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-30