AURORA ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD

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SC601176 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-28
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£18
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £18

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£18
~ YoY
Current Assets
£18
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4£7£11£14£18Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£18£18
Current assets£18£18
Net assets£18£18

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

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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2020-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-06-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AURORA ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
  9. 2018-06-28
    BATCHARJ, Samuel Sumanas appointed
    director
  10. 2018-06-28
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    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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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

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 Samuel Sumanas Batcharj
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/06/2018

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
Incorporated2018-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

156 Granton Road
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH5 3RF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BATCHARJ, Samuel Sumanas
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-06-28
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-07-25