ARIA UNIVERSAL LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15757396 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-03
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 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
70/100Strong
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
82
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees2

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2025-11-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-11-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-07-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-07-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-07-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-07-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARIA UNIVERSAL LTD
  11. 2024-06-03
    IOANNOU, Maria, Dr appointed
    director
  12. 2024-06-03
    TZANI PEPELASI, Kalliopi, Dr appointed
    director
  13. 2024-06-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Kalliopi Tzani Pepelasi
Individual · British,Greek · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/06/2024
Dr Maria Ioannou
Individual · British,Greek · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/06/2024

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
Incorporated2024-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Francis House
2 Park Road
Barnet
Herts
EN5 5RN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

IOANNOU, Maria, Dr
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-06-03
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Active
TZANI PEPELASI, Kalliopi, Dr
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-06-03
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-25
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-03