AURA PRODUCTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
10265662 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£408.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £408,881
Cash YoY
+27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£499k
↑ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£409k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£723k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£145k£289k£434k£578k£723kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£408.9k£357.8k
Current assets£722.6k£622.8k
Cash£499.0k£392.7k
Debtors£114.3k£143.2k
Net assets£408.9k£357.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-01-01
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Simon Darren appointed
    director
  12. 2023-01-01
    ➕
    THOMPSTONE, Annabel Olivia appointed
    director
  13. 2023-01-01
    ➖
    BAILEY, Emma Jane resigned
    director
  14. 2021-12-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-11-29
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    BAILEY, Emma Jane appointed
    director
  16. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-10-26
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    WILLIAMSON, Lee James resigned
    director
  18. 2021-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-11-26
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Lee James appointed
    director
  22. 2020-09-11
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  23. 2020-08-27
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  24. 2020-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2020-07-01
    ➖
    THOMPSTONE, Alison Jane resigned
    director
  26. 2016-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AURA PRODUCTS LTD
  27. 2016-07-06
    ➕
    THOMPSTONE, Simon Francis appointed
    director
  28. 2016-07-06
    ➕
    THOMPSTONE, Alison Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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 Simon Francis Thompstone
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Alison Jane Thompstoneceased 01/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 2b Millbrook Court
Midpoint 18
Middlewich
Cheshire
CW10 0GE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-18
Last: 2026-07-04

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PATTERSON, Simon Darren→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSTONE, Annabel Olivia→
director · ~22y · appointed 2023-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSTONE, Simon Francis→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Emma Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-11-29 · resigned 2023-01-01
Resigned
THOMPSTONE, Alison Jane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-07-06 · resigned 2020-07-01
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Lee James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-11-26 · resigned 2021-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08