AARAV TRANSPORT LTD

💤Zombieactive
12657132 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-09
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 53201
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red 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 £1,650
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,637 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 491% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£27kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£193.3k£76.1k
Current assets£26.5k£4.5k
Net assets£1.6k£17.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-11-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-10-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-10-14
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2021-10-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-10-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-07-01
    ➕
    SHARMA, Sahil appointed
    director
  21. 2021-07-01
    ➕
    SHARMA, Sahil appointed
    director
  22. 2021-07-01
    ➖
    SHARMA, Sahil resigned
    director
  23. 2021-07-01
    ➖
    SINGH, Jatinder resigned
    director
  24. 2020-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AARAV TRANSPORT LTD
  25. 2020-06-09
    ➕
    SHARMA, Sahil appointed
    director
  26. 2020-06-09
    ➖
    SHARMA, Sahil resigned
    director
  27. 2020-06-09
    ➕
    SINGH, Jatinder 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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sahil Sharma
Individual · Indian · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jatinder Singhceased 01/07/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Sahil Sharmaceased 09/06/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2020-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53201 — SIC 53201

Registered office

18 Dartmouth Street
Stoke-On-Trent
ST6 1HB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SHARMA, Sahil→
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARMA, Sahil→
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned
SHARMA, Sahil→
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-06-09 · resigned 2020-06-09
Resigned
SINGH, Jatinder→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-06-09 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-15