AA STUDIO LTD

💤Zombieactive
12440219 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-05-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-05-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-05-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-04-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2024-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-07-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-10-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA STUDIO LTD
  19. 2020-02-04
    ABENTHEUER, Julian Aaron appointed
    director
  20. 2020-02-04
    📄
    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 6 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 Julian Aaron Abentheuer
Individual · Austrian · DOB 02/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABENTHEUER, Julian Aaron
director · ~32y · appointed 2020-02-04
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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03