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AETNA (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02522111 · ltd · incorporated 1990-07-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Mixed signals — 7 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Opportunity score: 79 → 70
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 80
  • · Bankability: 67 → 75
  • · Refinance opportunity: under_pressure → no_debt
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 3 improved, 3 worsened.

  • Opportunity score: 7970
  • Hygiene score: 9080
  • Bankability: 6775
  • Live charges: 50
  • PSC count: 20
  • +2 more
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.84M
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
70
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,844,689

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.4m
Net Worth
£1.8m
Current Assets
£7.7m
Current Liabilities
£0£1.5m£3.1m£4.6m£6.2m£7.7mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Turnover£15.94M
Gross profit£6.05M
Profit before tax£988.3k
Total assets£2.18M
Current assets£7.70M
Cash£2.37M
Debtors£4.70M
Net assets£1.84M
Average employees5000

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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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
  1. 1990-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AETNA (UK) LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 36 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Packaging Heights
Highfield Parc Highfield Road
Oakley
Bedfordshire
MK43 7TA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01