AREOI LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13049542 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-30
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£54.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £54,263
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Net Worth
£54k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£24k£37k£49k£61kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£54.3k£43.7k
Current assets£60.9k£51.4k
Cash£49.8k£50.9k
Debtors£11.1k£538
Net assets£54.3k£43.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-09-04
    WILSON, Abby Elizabeth resigned
    director
  6. 2025-09-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-07
    WILSON, Abby Elizabeth appointed
    director
  10. 2024-05-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2024-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AREOI LIMITED
  15. 2020-11-30
    THORP, Miles David appointed
    director
  16. 2020-11-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Miles David Thorp
Individual · English · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/11/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Abby Elizabeth Wilsonceased 05/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Lauren House 37a Wakefield Road
Tandem
Huddersfield
HD5 0AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THORP, Miles David
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-11-30
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Active
WILSON, Abby Elizabeth
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-05-07 · resigned 2025-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-21