ASPIRE LEGAL GROUP LIMITED

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10907992 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-09
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69109Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. 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 (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2023-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-12-06
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-11-15
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2022-10-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASPIRE LEGAL GROUP LIMITED
  14. 2017-08-09
    BRODERS, Lee Philip appointed
    director
  15. 2017-08-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +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 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: 2026-05-31

Group structure

Data Network Computing Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Data Network Computing Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
ASPIRE LEGAL GROUP LIMITED
This company · 10907992

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lee Philip Broders
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
2550%
25-50% shares09/08/2017
Data Network Computing Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares09/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Oak View Broughall Farm
Broughall
Whitchurch
Shropshire
SY13 4AF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRODERS, Lee Philip
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-08-09
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-03
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-11-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-17