AAREN JAMES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14484161 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-14
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£567
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86210General medical practice activities
  • 90010Performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £567

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£567
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
£0£470£941£1k£2k£2kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1.0k
Current assets£2.4k
Net assets£567

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
    HODSON, Kyle Taylor appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-04-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-27
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAREN JAMES LTD
  8. 2022-11-14
    BRIGGS, Aaren James, Lord appointed
    director
  9. 2022-11-14
    📄
    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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lord Aaren James Briggs
Individual · British · DOB 03/2001 · age 25
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/11/2022

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
Incorporated2022-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

57 Payne Close
Great Sankey
Warrington
WA5 1DT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HODSON, Kyle Taylor
secretary · appointed 2026-04-27
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Active
BRIGGS, Aaren James, Lord
director · ~25y · appointed 2022-11-14
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-14