AERIAL PROMOTIONS LIMITED

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02238020 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-31
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 2025
Net worth
£353.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51101
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 34.7y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £353,534
Net assets shrinking
Down £31,460 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£354k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£77k£154k£231k£308k£385kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£363.9k£398.0k
Current assets£18.7k£150.8k
Cash£18.7k£149.9k
Debtors—£886
Net assets£353.5k£385.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-28
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  3. 2024-01-29
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  4. 2023-01-26
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  5. 2022-08-06
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    officers · TM02
  6. 2022-07-31
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    GREENWAY, Ann resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-24
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  9. 2020-01-28
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  10. 2018-12-20
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  11. 2018-01-16
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  12. 2016-12-20
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  13. 2016-01-05
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  14. 2015-08-27
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  15. 2015-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-08-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2005-04-23
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2005-04-23
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2005-04-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2005-04-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2004-06-21
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2004-01-29
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 1999-01-30
    ➖
    FAULKNER, Kevin Anthony resigned
    secretary
  24. 1999-01-30
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    GREENWAY, Ann appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-01-30
    ➖
    FAULKNER, Anthony George Edward resigned
    director
  26. 1998-01-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  27. 1995-03-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  28. 1991-10-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Air and General Finance Limited
  29. 1991-10-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Air and General Finance Limited
  30. 1988-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AERIAL PROMOTIONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Anthony Faulkner
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC51101 — SIC 51101

Registered office

Unit 5 The Green
Hawks Green Lane
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 7LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FAULKNER, Kevin Anthony→
director · ~59y
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Active
FAULKNER, Kevin Anthony→
secretary · resigned 1999-01-30
Resigned
GREENWAY, Ann→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-30 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned
FAULKNER, Anthony George Edward→
director · ~90y · resigned 1999-01-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/06/2004—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property29/01/2004—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture deed1 property09/01/199823/04/2005
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property01/03/199523/04/2005
satisfied
Air and General Finance
Air and General Finance Limited
Aircraft mortgage1 property18/10/199123/04/2005
satisfied
Air and General Finance
Air and General Finance Limited
Aircraft mortgage1 property18/10/199123/04/2005
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Recent filings (105 total)

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2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09