AARON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02857915 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-29
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 31.6y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-04
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2021-12-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-12-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2021-12-22
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
  11. 2021-12-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
  12. 2021-12-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
  13. 2021-12-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2021-12-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2021-12-14
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  16. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2020-12-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2020-12-23
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2020-12-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-08-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  24. 2015-11-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Five Arrows Business Finance PLC
  25. 2015-07-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2009-08-31
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    MOSS, Linda Carol resigned
    secretary
  27. 2008-10-30
    ➕
    MOSS, Linda Carol appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-10-30
    ➖
    WALLIS, Julie Ann resigned
    secretary
  29. 2004-10-20
    ➖
    SMITH, Grace Mclean resigned
    secretary
  30. 2004-10-20
    ➕
    WALLIS, Julie Ann appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-11-27
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Sarah resigned
    secretary
  32. 2001-11-27
    ➕
    SMITH, Grace Mclean appointed
    secretary
  33. 1995-11-17
    ➖
    PEPPERDINE, Howard George Henry resigned
    secretary
  34. 1995-11-17
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  35. 1994-09-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  36. 1993-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AARON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  37. 1993-09-29
    ➕
    NAGIOFF, Samuel Gary appointed
    director
  38. 1993-09-29
    ➕
    PEPPERDINE, Howard George Henry appointed
    secretary
  39. 1993-09-29
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1993-09-29
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1993-09-29
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1993-09-29
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Gary Nagioff
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Aaron House
Island Farm Avenue
West Molesey
Surrey
KT8 2RG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

NAGIOFF, Samuel Gary→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOSS, Linda Carol→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-30 · resigned 2009-08-31
Resigned
PEPPERDINE, Howard George Henry→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-29 · resigned 1995-11-17
Resigned
SIMPSON, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-17 · resigned 2001-11-27
Resigned
SMITH, Grace Mclean→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-27 · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned
WALLIS, Julie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-20 · resigned 2008-10-30
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-09-29 · resigned 1993-09-29
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-09-29 · resigned 1993-09-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken PLC
A registered charge1 property22/12/2021—
outstanding
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken PLC
A registered charge1 property22/12/2021—
outstanding
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken PLC
A registered charge1 property22/12/2021—
satisfied
Five Arrows Business Finance
Five Arrows Business Finance PLC
A registered charge—03/11/201523/12/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—31/07/201521/12/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/09/199423/12/2020
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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-01-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-21
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2021-12-14