ARA GEOSERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC672316 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 43130
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-12-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-13📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-12-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-12-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-24➕HEIDA, Rianne appointeddirector
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ARA GEOSERVICES LTD
- 2020-08-27➕AITCHISON, Alexander Richardson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Rianne Heida Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/12/2023 |
Mr Alexander Richardson Aitchison Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43130 — SIC 43130
Registered office
8 Viewfield Terrace
Dunfermline
KY12 7HZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AITCHISON, Alexander Richardson→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEIDA, Rianne→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-18
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-12-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-12-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-18
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-12-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-12-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-12