AIDA GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC660115 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£-6.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Postal activities under universal service obligation
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,357
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 355% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£6k-£4k-£832£2k£5k£7kApr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Total assets£-20£9.0k
Current assets£5.4k£7.5k
Cash£2£765
Debtors£5.4k£6.7k
Net assets£-6.4k£-1.4k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIDA GROUP LTD
  7. 2020-04-29
    DOSOFTEI, Andrei appointed
    director
  8. 2020-04-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrei Dosoftei
Individual · Romanian · DOB 03/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/04/2020
Mrs Anca-Gabriela Dosoftei
Individual · Romanian · DOB 11/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC53100 — Postal activities under universal service obligation

Registered office

71 Charleston Road North
Cove
Aberdeen
AB12 3SZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DOSOFTEI, Andrei
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-04-29
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-04-29