AOBC LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC541361 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-28
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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, 1 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-11-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-11-01
    HONOHAN, Leah resigned
    director
  8. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-01-01
    HONOHAN, Leah appointed
    director
  15. 2018-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2017-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AOBC LTD
  19. 2016-07-28
    O'NEIL, Andrew appointed
    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

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

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 Andrew O'Neil
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
75100%
board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest28/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Leah Honohanceased 01/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-07-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

6 Woodlands Crescent
Thornliebank
Glasgow
G46 7SR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

O'NEIL, Andrew
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-07-28
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Active
HONOHAN, Leah
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-18