AEROSPACE DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04063360 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£57.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71129Other engineering activities
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,502

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£58k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£169k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£67k£101k£135k£169kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£99.8k£35.2k
Current assets£168.6k£117.8k
Net assets£57.5k£35.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-03-07
    ➖
    LAKHANI, Minal Kishore resigned
    director
  11. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-29
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    BHAGANI, Meenakumari Maganlal appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-08-29
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-01-20
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    LAKHANI, Kishore Narandas resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-09-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AEROSPACE DESIGN LIMITED
  21. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    LAKHANI, Mital Kishore appointed
    director
  22. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    LAKHANI, Kishore Narandas appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-09-01
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    LAKHANI, Minal Kishore appointed
    director
  26. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2000-09-01
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mital Kishore Lakhani
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

77 Garwood Crescent
Grange Farm
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK8 0PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BHAGANI, Meenakumari Maganlal→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKHANI, Mital Kishore→
director · ~52y · appointed 2000-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKHANI, Kishore Narandas→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2015-01-20
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2000-09-01
Resigned
LAKHANI, Minal Kishore→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2020-03-07
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2000-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-08