AULD MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09791025 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-23
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
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-04-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-01-18
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    AULD, David resigned
    director
  9. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AULD MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
  18. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    AULD, Alison appointed
    director
  19. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    AULD, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AULD" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Auld
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Alan Auldceased 18/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

Oakmere
Belmont Business Park
Durham
DH1 1TW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AULD, Alison→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-09-23
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Active
AULD, David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2024-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-05