AARDVARK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09741970 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-20
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (79/100)

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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
    CALDAS, Sonia resigned
    secretary
  2. 2025-12-30
    CALDAS, Sonia resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-12-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-12-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-12-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-12-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-12-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-12-01
    BREEZE, Jonathan Phillip appointed
    director
  20. 2015-08-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AARDVARK LIMITED
  21. 2015-08-20
    CALDAS, Sonia appointed
    secretary
  22. 2015-08-20
    CALDAS, Sonia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CALDAS, Sonia resigned 2025-12-30; CALDAS, Sonia resigned 2025-12-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Phillip Breeze
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest30/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Sonia Caldasceased 30/12/2025· 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
Incorporated2015-08-20
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: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BREEZE, Jonathan Phillip
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-12-01
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Active
CALDAS, Sonia
secretary · appointed 2015-08-20 · resigned 2025-12-30
Resigned
CALDAS, Sonia
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-08-20 · resigned 2025-12-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13