AARON MORRIS DEVELOPMENTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12956162 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-16
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 100 |
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 (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-18➕MORRIS, Toni appointeddirector
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AARON MORRIS DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- 2020-10-16➕MORRIS, Aaron Jamie appointeddirector
- 2020-10-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORRIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Toni Morris Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/11/2024 |
Mr Aaron Jamie Morris Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings
Registered office
21 Clipsham Rise
Trowbridge
BA14 9DG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MORRIS, Aaron Jamie→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2020-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Toni→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26