ASPIRE TRADING GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
12424936 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-27
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-727
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £727
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,721 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£727
↓ 110% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£727£1k£3k£5k£7k£9kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-727£7.0k
Current assets£1.3k£8.6k
Net assets£-727£7.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-08-03
    BLAKEWAY, Olivia Sarah resigned
    director
  10. 2020-08-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-08-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-08-03
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-07-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ASPIRE TRADING GROUP LTD
  17. 2020-01-27
    BURDEN, Jake Taylor appointed
    director
  18. 2020-01-27
    BLAKEWAY, Olivia Sarah appointed
    director
  19. 2020-01-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jake Taylor Burden
Individual · British · DOB 03/2001 · age 25
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting27/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Olivia Sarah Blakewayceased 03/08/2020· 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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Brook House
Moss Grove
Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 9HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BURDEN, Jake Taylor
director · ~25y · appointed 2020-01-27
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Active
BLAKEWAY, Olivia Sarah
director · ~25y · appointed 2020-01-27 · resigned 2020-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-08-03