AOSS LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.51M | £1.51M |
| Current assets | £1.48M | £1.51M |
| Cash | £1.15M | £627.4k |
| Debtors | £329.0k | £883.8k |
| Net assets | £1.51M | £1.51M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
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Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AOSS LIMITED
- 2017-01-25➕CURRIE, David Ross appointeddirector
- 2017-01-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Ross Currie Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 25/01/2017 |
Mrs Julie Ann Currie Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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