AA TRADING & INVESTMENTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13406156 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-18
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 May 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | — |
| Current assets | £100 | — |
| Net assets | £100 | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-18➕SAMARBAKHSH, Ariyan appointeddirector
- 2021-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AA TRADING & INVESTMENTS LTD
- 2021-05-18➕SAMARBAKHSH, Armahn appointeddirector
- 2021-05-18➕SAMARBAKHSH, Mahila appointeddirector
- 2021-05-18➕SAMARBAKHSH, Masoud appointeddirector
- 2021-05-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ariyan Samarbakhsh Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/05/2022 |
Mrs Mahila Samarbakhsh Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/05/2021 |
Mr Masoud Samarbakhsh Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/05/2021 |
Mr Armahn Samarbakhsh Individual · British · DOB 05/1993 · age 33 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/05/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies
Registered office
147 High Road
Colchester
CO2 0EB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
SAMARBAKHSH, Ariyan→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAMARBAKHSH, Armahn→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2021-05-18
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SAMARBAKHSH, Mahila→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAMARBAKHSH, Masoud→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-05-18
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-18