AERCOMP PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03474807 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-02
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 28.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1000 | 900 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-14🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2025-11-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-06🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-04-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-22➕BALL, Graham George appointeddirector
- 2020-11-30➖MARSH, Susan Anne resignedsecretary
- 2020-11-30➖MARSH, Glen Morgan resigneddirector
- 2020-11-30➖MARSH, Susan Anne resigneddirector
- 2020-06-09🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-08-13🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2015-07-31🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2015-07-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2014-06-17🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2013-08-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2008-05-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-04-01➖MARSH, Glen Morgan resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-01➕MARSH, Susan Anne appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-01➕MULQUEEN, Namrin appointeddirector
- 2004-06-01➕MARSH, Susan Anne appointeddirector
- 2004-05-07➖HARDY, Reginald George resigneddirector
- 1999-05-31➖ENGLISH, Anthony resigneddirector
- 1998-04-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: First National Factors Limited
- 1998-04-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: First National Factors Limited
- 1998-02-19➕MULQUEEN, John Francis appointeddirector
- 1998-02-19➕MARSH, Glen Morgan appointedsecretary
- 1998-02-19➕ENGLISH, Anthony appointeddirector
- 1998-02-19➕HARDY, Reginald George appointeddirector
- 1998-02-19➕MARSH, Glen Morgan appointeddirector
- 1998-02-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1997-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AERCOMP PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 1997-12-02➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-12-02➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Francis Mulqueen Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| AERO TEST AND EVALUATION SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16906348 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
27 Factory Road
Upton
Poole
Dorset
BH16 5SL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
BALL, Graham George→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MULQUEEN, John Francis→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MULQUEEN, Namrin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSH, Glen Morgan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 2005-04-01
MARSH, Susan Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2020-11-30
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-02 · resigned 1997-12-02
ENGLISH, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 1999-05-31
HARDY, Reginald George→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 2004-05-07
MARSH, Glen Morgan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 2020-11-30
MARSH, Susan Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2020-11-30
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-02 · resigned 1997-12-02
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/06/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 31/07/2015 | 14/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 17/06/2014 | 13/08/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/08/2013 | 06/11/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 16/05/2008 | 02/07/2015 | |
| outstanding | First National Factors First National Factors Limited | Charge over book debts | 1 property | 22/04/1998 | — | |
| satisfied | First National Factors First National Factors Limited | Charge over book debts | 1 property | 22/04/1998 | 09/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/02/1998 | 09/04/2021 |
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Recent filings (115 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-19