AONIX (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03677553 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-02
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.8y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees10001000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-03-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  17. 2007-12-12
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    JARZEBOWSKI, Andrzej resigned
    director
  18. 2004-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2004-07-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2003-07-21
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    BURTON, Mary Christine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-07-21
    ➖
    BURTON, Raymond resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-10-02
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    JARZEBOWSKI, Andrzej appointed
    director
  23. 2002-10-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Astra Communications (UK) Limited Acting by Its Joint Administrators Richard Paul Rendle Andguy Edward Brooke Mander Both of Messrs Baker Tilly
  24. 1998-12-07
    ➕
    BURTON, Graham Stewart appointed
    director
  25. 1998-12-07
    ➕
    BURTON, Raymond appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-12-07
    ➖
    COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1998-12-07
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    COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1998-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As AONIX (UK) LIMITED
  29. 1998-12-02
    ➕
    COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-12-02
    ➕
    COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Aonix Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aonix Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AONIX (UK) LIMITED
This company · 03677553

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Stewart Burton
Individual · English · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest01/12/2016
Aonix Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/12/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

1st Floor 31-33 Hoghton Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0NS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BURTON, Mary Christine→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURTON, Graham Stewart→
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURTON, Raymond→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 2003-07-21
Resigned
COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-02 · resigned 1998-12-07
Resigned
JARZEBOWSKI, Andrzej→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-10-02 · resigned 2007-12-12
Resigned
COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-12-02 · resigned 1998-12-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property18/03/2008—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/07/2004—
satisfied
Astra Communications (UK) Acting by Its Joint Administrators Richard Paul Rendle Andguy Edward Brooke Mander Both of Messrs Baker Tilly
Astra Communications (UK) Limited Acting by Its Joint Administrators Richard Paul Rendle Andguy Edward Brooke Mander Both of Messrs Baker Tilly
Debenture1 property02/10/200227/07/2004
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Recent filings (80 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-24