AARON WILKES HISTORY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10200288 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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year to Apr 2025
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Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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
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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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees200200

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-08-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-08-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-29
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-07-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2016-05-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AARON WILKES HISTORY LIMITED
  17. 2016-05-26
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    WILKES, Aaron appointed
    director
  18. 2016-05-26
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    WILKES, Emma appointed
    director
  19. 2016-05-26
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILKES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aaron Wilkes
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting26/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

7 Hope Street
Wordsley
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 5QB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WILKES, Aaron→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-05-26
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Active
WILKES, Emma→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-05-26
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29