AETHER FINANCIAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10717862 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-30.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.7y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £30,377
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£30k
↓ 785% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-29.4k | £-1.8k |
| Current assets | £4.4k | £26.5k |
| Net assets | £-30.4k | £-3.4k |
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.
See pricing →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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Giant Finance+ Limited
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09➕ISOTOPE CAPITAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-09📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-29➖SSG RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIPS LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-23📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AETHER FINANCIAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED
- 2017-04-10➕KUMAR, Vinothan appointeddirector
- 2017-04-10➕SSG RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIPS LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Vinothan Kumar Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
S10-12, Audley House Northbridge Road
Berkhamsted
HP4 1EH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ISOTOPE CAPITAL LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KUMAR, Vinothan→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SSG RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIPS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-04-10 · resigned 2022-04-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Giant Finance+ Giant Finance+ Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-09
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-29