AARDVARK DIGITAL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12812570 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-14
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AARDVARK DIGITAL LTD
- 2020-08-14➕MARSHALL, Craig David appointeddirector
- 2020-08-14➕MARSHALL, Tracey Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-08-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Craig David Marshall Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/08/2020 |
Mrs Tracey Jane Marshall Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
19 Moorwell Business Park
Moorwell Road
Scunthorpe
DN17 2RU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MARSHALL, Craig David→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSHALL, Tracey Jane→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-26