AURA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11801636 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-01
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£91.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 5.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £91,058
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£91k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£36k£55k£73k£91kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£520.4k£514.2k
Current assets£49.7k£40.8k
Cash£45.6k£35.4k
Debtors£4.1k£5.4k
Net assets£91.1k£79.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2022-10-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-10-11
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
  9. 2022-09-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2022-09-15
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2022-09-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2022-09-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2022-08-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2022-08-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  15. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-09-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2020-09-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2020-09-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
  21. 2020-09-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
  22. 2020-05-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2020-05-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2020-02-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  25. 2020-02-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  26. 2020-01-20
    STAPLETON, Gary David appointed
    director
  27. 2019-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AURA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  28. 2019-02-01
    HEARD, Matthew appointed
    director
  29. 2019-02-01
    STAPLETON, Daniel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
G H Sons Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Stapleton Property Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
AURA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · 11801636

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
G H Sons Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares29/01/2020
Stapleton Property Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares28/01/2020
Mr Daniel Stapleton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
2550%
25-50% shares01/02/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Matthew Heardceased 29/01/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Gary David Stapletonceased 29/01/2020· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

1 The Matchyns London Road
Rivenhall
Witham
Essex
CM8 3HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HEARD, Matthew
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-02-01
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Active
STAPLETON, Daniel
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-02-01
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Active
STAPLETON, Gary David
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-01-20
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paragon
Paragon Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property11/10/2022
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property19/08/2022
satisfied
Redwood Bank
Redwood Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property22/09/202015/09/2022
satisfied
Redwood Bank
Redwood Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property22/09/202014/09/2022
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Recent filings (28 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25