AA INSPIRE LTD

🌱Startupactive

16190705 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-17

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 address
• 2 officers
• 1 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-08
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ASHRAF, Ashfaq appointed
director
2025-08-08
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PERVEZ, Yahya resigned
director
2025-08-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-03
➖
ASHRAF, Ashfaq resigned
director
2025-08-03
➕
PERVEZ, Yahya appointed
director
2025-08-03
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-28
➕
ALI, Askar appointed
director
2025-07-28
➖
ALI, Askar resigned
director
2025-07-28
➕
ASHRAF, Ashfaq appointed
director
2025-07-28
➖
ASHRAF, Ashfaq resigned
director
2025-07-28
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-23
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-04
➕
ASHRAF, Ashfaq appointed
director
2025-06-04
➖
KHAN, Shakeel resigned
director
2025-06-04
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
➖
ASHRAF, Ashfaq resigned
director
2025-06-03
➕
KHAN, Shakeel appointed
director
2025-06-03
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-02
➖
ASHFAQ, Ashraf resigned
director
2025-05-02
➕
ASHRAF, Ashfaq appointed
director
2025-03-17
➖
ALI, Askar resigned
director
2025-03-17
➕
ASHFAQ, Ashraf appointed
director
2025-03-13
➕
ALI, Askar appointed
director
2025-03-13
➖
ASHFAQ, Ashraf resigned
director
2025-01-17
🏢
Company incorporated
As AA INSPIRE LTD
2025-01-17
➕
ASHFAQ, Ashraf appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 high · 1 med · 1 low

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-30

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ALI, Askar resigned 2025-07-28; ASHRAF, Ashfaq resigned 2025-08-03; ASHRAF, Ashfaq resigned 2025-07-28

Multiple registered office changes

low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ashfaq Ashraf Individual · Pakistani · DOB 03/1991 · age 35	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	17/01/2025

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

Incorporated2025-01-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

50 Great Portland Street First Floor

London

W1W 5PF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-17

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-01-30OVERDUE

Last: —

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

ASHRAF, Ashfaq→

director · ~35y · appointed 2025-08-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALI, Askar→

director · ~32y · appointed 2025-07-28 · resigned 2025-07-28

Resigned

ALI, Askar→

director · ~32y · appointed 2025-03-13 · resigned 2025-03-17

Resigned

ASHFAQ, Ashraf→

director · ~35y · appointed 2025-03-17 · resigned 2025-05-02

Resigned

ASHFAQ, Ashraf→

director · ~35y · appointed 2025-01-17 · resigned 2025-03-13

Resigned

ASHRAF, Ashfaq→

director · ~35y · appointed 2025-07-28 · resigned 2025-08-03

Resigned

ASHRAF, Ashfaq→

director · ~35y · appointed 2025-06-04 · resigned 2025-07-28

Resigned

ASHRAF, Ashfaq→

director · ~35y · appointed 2025-05-02 · resigned 2025-06-03

Resigned

KHAN, Shakeel→

director · ~30y · appointed 2025-06-03 · resigned 2025-06-04

Resigned

PERVEZ, Yahya→

director · ~23y · appointed 2025-08-03 · resigned 2025-08-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-04-28

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

address · AD01

2026-03-07

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

address · AD01

2026-01-26

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

officers · CH01

2026-01-21

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

officers · CH01

2026-01-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-16

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

address · AD01

2025-12-27

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

officers · TM01

2025-08-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-08-08

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

officers · TM01

2025-08-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-08-03

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

officers · TM01

2025-07-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-07-28

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

officers · TM01

2025-07-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-07-28