AARON J BUCKLEY INK LTD

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16366983 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-04
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
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-05
    BUCKLEY, Stacie Ann Louise resigned
    director
  2. 2025-06-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AARON J BUCKLEY INK LTD
  4. 2025-04-04
    BUCKLEY, Aaron James appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-04
    BUCKLEY, Stacie Ann Louise appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-04
    📄
    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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUCKLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aaron James Buckley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
75100%
75-100% shares04/04/2025

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
Incorporated2025-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

1 Saxwood Close
Rochdale
OL12 7QX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-17OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BUCKLEY, Aaron James
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-04-04
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Active
BUCKLEY, Stacie Ann Louise
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-04-04 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (2 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-04