AID CO LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC710852 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20➖KHANBABAEI, Mostafa resigneddirector
- 2023-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AID CO LTD
- 2021-09-30➕GILLICK, Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30➕HAJIHABIB, Abbas appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30➕KHANBABAEI, Mostafa appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Abbas Hajihabib Individual · Iranian · DOB 02/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/09/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mostafa Khanbabaeiceased 20/09/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies
Registered office
68 Mariners View Ardrossan
Mariners View
Ardrossan
KA22 8BH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GILLICK, Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2021-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAJIHABIB, Abbas→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2021-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KHANBABAEI, Mostafa→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-09-30 · resigned 2023-09-20
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Recent filings (11 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-30