AARDVARKINSURE.COM LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09735840 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-17
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-06-22📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-05-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-07➖CALDAS, Sonia resignedsecretary
- 2020-02-07➖CALDAS, Sonia resigneddirector
- 2020-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-12-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-01➕BREEZE, Jonathan Phillip appointeddirector
- 2015-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AARDVARKINSURE.COM LIMITED
- 2015-08-17➕CALDAS, Sonia appointedsecretary
- 2015-08-17➕CALDAS, Sonia 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
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Mr Jonathan Breeze Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 07/02/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Sonia Caldasceased 01/01/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance
Registered office
99 Sackville Apartments
De La Warr Parade
Bexhill-On-Sea
TN40 1LS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BREEZE, Jonathan Phillip→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CALDAS, Sonia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-08-17 · resigned 2020-02-07
CALDAS, Sonia→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-08-17 · resigned 2020-02-07
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Recent filings (33 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22