ARIA DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16319684 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-17
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
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-05-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Reflex Bridging Limited
  3. 2026-04-28
    NATHAN, Larry Graeme appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-07-09
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  6. 2025-07-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-07-09
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2025-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-07-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2025-06-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2025-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ARIA DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
  12. 2025-03-17
    DUSHKU, Erald appointed
    director
  13. 2025-03-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mr Erald Dushku
Individual · Albanian · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/03/2025

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
Incorporated2025-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

118 Piccadilly
London
W1J 7NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DUSHKU, Erald
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-03-17
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Active
NATHAN, Larry Graeme
director · ~64y · appointed 2026-04-28
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Reflex Bridging
Reflex Bridging Limited
A registered charge3 properties20/05/2026
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Recent filings (10 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-07-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-17