AIMA CORPORATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

13845925 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-13

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

45112SIC 45112
64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-01-21
➖
BRADLEY CARR LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2026-01-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-30
📄
termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2025-01-30
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-29
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-29
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
➖
ZAHRA, Martin resigned
director
2023-11-16
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-15
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-05
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-15
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-11
➕
DE ARAUJO RODRIGUES SA, Isabel Maria appointed
director
2023-08-11
➖
MOUTINHO DA COSTA, Rita Alves resigned
director
2023-08-04
📄
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-17
📄
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-03-17
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-17
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-02
➖
SW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-03-02
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-01
➕
BRADLEY CARR LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-03-01
➕
ZAHRA, Martin appointed
director
2022-01-13
🏢
Company incorporated
As AIMA CORPORATION LIMITED
2022-01-13
➕
SW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2022-01-13
➕
MOUTINHO DA COSTA, Rita Alves appointed
director

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Isabel Maria De Araújo Rodrigues Sá Individual · Portuguese · DOB 07/1974 · age 52	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	13/01/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2022-01-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

1 St. Mark Street

London

E1 8DA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-23

Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DE ARAUJO RODRIGUES SA, Isabel Maria→

director · ~52y · appointed 2023-08-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRADLEY CARR LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-03-01 · resigned 2026-01-21

Resigned

SW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-01-13 · resigned 2023-03-02

Resigned

MOUTINHO DA COSTA, Rita Alves→

director · ~45y · appointed 2022-01-13 · resigned 2023-08-11

Resigned

ZAHRA, Martin→

director · ~67y · appointed 2023-03-01 · resigned 2024-12-09

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-21

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-01-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-20

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2025-04-22

termination-director-company

officers · TM01

2025-01-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-01-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-11

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-11-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-15

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2023-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-05