AIMS4LIFE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10833339 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-23
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-07-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2021-08-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2017-06-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIMS4LIFE LTD
  9. 2017-06-23
    POWER, Gregory Christopher William appointed
    director
  10. 2017-06-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gregory Christopher William Power
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/06/2017

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
Incorporated2017-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65110 — Life insurance

Registered office

4 Wellington House
The Waterloo
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 2QS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

POWER, Gregory Christopher William
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-06-23
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-22