AURORA ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC335749 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.07M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 06100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 06200SIC 06200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,068,379
Net assets shrinking
Down £105,131 YoY
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.1m
↓ 8.7% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↓ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£235k£469k£704k£939k£1.2mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Cash£1.07M£1.17M
Net assets£1.07M£1.17M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-12-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2024-12-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-01
    ➖
    ROCHE, Ian Patrick resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-12-13
    ➖
    KINCH, Laurence William resigned
    director
  11. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-06-30
    ➖
    MCHATTIE, Kenneth George resigned
    director
  16. 2022-06-30
    ➖
    STODDART, Margaret Elaine Fergus resigned
    director
  17. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  21. 2018-08-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2013-11-01
    ➕
    CUTLER, Tristan Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2008-06-11
    ➕
    ROCHE, Ian Patrick appointed
    director
  24. 2008-06-11
    ➕
    STODDART, Margaret Elaine Fergus appointed
    director
  25. 2008-02-16
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2008-02-06
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Nicola appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-02-05
    ➕
    KINCH, Laurence William appointed
    director
  28. 2008-02-05
    ➕
    MCHATTIE, Kenneth George appointed
    director
  29. 2008-02-05
    ➖
    MD DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2008-01-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AURORA ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED
  31. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2008-01-03
    ➕
    MD DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100

Registered office

28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HAMILTON, Nicola→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUTLER, Tristan Paul→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2008-02-16
Resigned
KINCH, Laurence William→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-02-05 · resigned 2023-12-13
Resigned
MCHATTIE, Kenneth George→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-02-05 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
ROCHE, Ian Patrick→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-06-11 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned
STODDART, Margaret Elaine Fergus→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-06-11 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
MD DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-01-03 · resigned 2008-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-29