APORIAN LTD

💤Zombieactive
14006094 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-191
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £191
Net assets shrinking
Down £380 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£191
↓ 201% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£191£607£1k£2k£3k£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£139£633
Current assets£1.7k£3.8k
Net assets£-191£189

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.

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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
  1. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-12-17
    ERDEMLI, Sinem resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-12-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-12-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-07-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APORIAN LTD
  16. 2022-03-28
    GOODWILLIAM, Callum appointed
    director
  17. 2022-03-28
    ERDEMLI, Sinem appointed
    director
  18. 2022-03-28
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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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-18: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Callum Goodwilliam
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Sinem Erdemliceased 17/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

69a Barton Street
Tewkesbury
GL20 5PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GOODWILLIAM, Callum
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-03-28
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Active
ERDEMLI, Sinem
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-03-28 · resigned 2024-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-19