AARNNA'S LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15346563 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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
Metric2024-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-12-12
    NEWTON, Sharon appointed
    director
  6. 2025-12-12
    NEWTON, Sharon Ruth resigned
    director
  7. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-11-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2025-11-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2025-05-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2025-03-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AARNNA'S LTD
  13. 2023-12-12
    NEWTON, Sharon Ruth appointed
    director
  14. 2023-12-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mrs Sharon Ruth Newton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sharon Ruth Newtonceased 12/12/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

38-50 Pritchards Road
London
E2 9AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NEWTON, Sharon
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-12-12
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Active
NEWTON, Sharon Ruth
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-12-12 · resigned 2025-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-12