AARAV SOLUTIONS EUROPE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13611803 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-09
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-242.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
19 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £242,877
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£389k
Net Worth
-£243k
Current Assets
£435k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-242.9k |
| Current assets | £435.1k |
| Cash | £389.0k |
| Debtors | £46.1k |
| Net assets | £-242.9k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-01➕CHOTHANI, Devshi appointeddirector
- 2021-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AARAV SOLUTIONS EUROPE LTD
- 2021-09-09➕DARJI, Alpaben appointeddirector
- 2021-09-09➕DARJI, Rajnikant appointeddirector
- 2021-09-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 Alpaben Darji Individual · Indian · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/09/2021 |
Mr Rajnikant Darji Individual · Indian · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/09/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
10 Park Place
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 4EY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CHOTHANI, Devshi→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DARJI, Alpaben→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-09-09
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DARJI, Rajnikant→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-18