AASP GROUP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13460909 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-16
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£8.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,630
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£20k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £132.3k |
| Current assets | £19.9k |
| Net assets | £8.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
8
filings
- • 3 address
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 change-of-name
Last 90 days
10
filings
- • 3 address
- • 3 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
18
filings
- • 5 address
- • 3 officers
- • 3 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Flex Abl Limited
- 2026-04-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-01➕BARRAND, Mark appointeddirector
- 2026-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-15➕BARRAND, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2026-01-15➖COHEN, Neil Stuart resigneddirector
- 2026-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-11-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AASP GROUP LIMITED
- 2021-06-16➕COHEN, Neil Stuart appointeddirector
- 2021-06-16➕SYMES, Darren appointeddirector
- 2021-06-16➖SYMES, Darren resigneddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
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
1 med · 1 lowName changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-04-29: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-01-19: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Barrand Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/01/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Neil Cohenceased 15/01/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Darren Symesceased 16/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 1 Vicarage Farm Road
Peterborough
PE1 5TP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BARRAND, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2026-01-15
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BARRAND, Mark→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2026-04-01
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COHEN, Neil Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-06-16 · resigned 2026-01-15
SYMES, Darren→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-06-16 · resigned 2021-06-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Flex Abl Flex Abl Limited | A registered charge | — | 05/05/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (36 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-15