AOA (2019) LIMITED

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11763959 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-14
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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£936
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £936
Cash YoY
+36967%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 36967% YoY
Net Worth
£936
↑ 124% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£5k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.3k£807
Current assets£5.8k£4.0k
Cash£2.2k£6
Debtors£3.6k£4.0k
Net assets£936£417

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-04-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-04-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2020-04-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2020-04-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2020-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-02-01
    OSBOURNE, Lynn resigned
    director
  21. 2019-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AOA (2019) LIMITED
  22. 2019-01-14
    OSBOURNE, Adam David appointed
    director
  23. 2019-01-14
    OSBOURNE, Lynn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam David Osbourne
Individual · English · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/01/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lynn Osbourneceased 01/02/2020· 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
Incorporated2019-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

17 Wetley Avenue
Werrington
Stoke-On-Trent
ST9 0HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OSBOURNE, Adam David
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-01-14
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Active
OSBOURNE, Lynn
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-01-14 · resigned 2020-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-26