AARON DAVID CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10901448 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-47
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £47
Net assets shrinking
Down £120 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£47
↓ 164% YoY
Current Assets
£73
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£47-£23£1£25£49£73Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-47£73
Current assets£73£73
Net assets£-47£73

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.

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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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AARON DAVID CONSULTING LIMITED
  19. 2017-08-07
    DAVID, Aaron Keith appointed
    director

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVID" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aaron Keith David
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The Old Workshop
Ecclesall Road South
Sheffield
S11 9PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DAVID, Aaron Keith
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-08-07
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Recent filings (28 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-17