AURAYA SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12459481 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-2.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,004,096
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£2.0m
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Net assets | £-2.00M | £-1.36M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-01➕TAN, Xing appointedsecretary
- 2026-02-27➕SMITH, James Norman appointeddirector
- 2026-01-30➖DOAK, Raymond Colin resigneddirector
- 2025-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs AURAYA SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
- 2020-02-12➕CAMPBELL, Ian Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2020-02-12➕SULLIVAN, Allan Clive appointeddirector
- 2020-02-12➕WRIGGLESWORTH, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2020-02-12➕DOAK, Raymond Colin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew David Wrigglesworth Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/12/2020 |
Mr Raymond Colin Doak Individual · Australian · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/12/2020 |
Mr Allan Clive Sullivan Individual · Australian · DOB 05/1947 · age 79 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 15/12/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ian Lindsay Campbellceased 15/12/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Registered office
1-3 College Yard
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2LB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CAMPBELL, Ian Lindsay→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2020-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, James Norman→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2026-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SULLIVAN, Allan Clive→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2020-02-12
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WRIGGLESWORTH, Andrew David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-02-12
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DOAK, Raymond Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2020-02-12 · resigned 2026-01-30
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Recent filings (27 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22