AESCHYLUS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01835663 · ltd · incorporated 1984-07-24
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.37M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
112 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,372,179
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.1m
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.37M | £2.25M |
| Current assets | £1.52M | £1.49M |
| Cash | £1.10M | £1.10M |
| Debtors | £413.6k | £392.5k |
| Net assets | £2.37M | £2.25M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-06📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-31➕KELLY, Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-10-31➖PERRENOUD, Enid resigneddirector
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-09-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-09-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-09-12➖CLYDE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-09-12➖GATTI, Violaine resigneddirector
- 2018-09-12➕PERRENOUD, Enid appointeddirector
- 2018-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-02-28➕GATTI, Violaine appointeddirector
- 2002-02-28➖PAGAC, Karl Heinz resigneddirector
- 2000-04-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1994-03-28➕PAGAC, Karl Heinz appointeddirector
- 1994-03-28➖TREVOR-BARNSTON, Michael Anthony Tudor resigneddirector
- 1984-09-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Al Sabba Corp. of Panama
- 1984-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AESCHYLUS LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Kelly Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| A & D HAGUE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 13302683 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A.L. KING (ROOFING) LTD.→ 03386875 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
The Old Post Office
41 - 43 Market Place
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 3HR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
Active
CLYDE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 2018-09-12
GATTI, Violaine→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2018-09-12
PAGAC, Karl Heinz→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1994-03-28 · resigned 2002-02-28
PERRENOUD, Enid→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2018-09-12 · resigned 2024-10-31
TREVOR-BARNSTON, Michael Anthony Tudor→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1994-03-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 17/04/2000 | — | |
| outstanding | Al Sabba Corp. of Panama | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/09/1984 | — |
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Recent filings (112 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-06
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19