AERO MATE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04400952 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-21

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

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-08-14
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2024-11-20
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2023-10-10
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2022-09-06
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2021-10-25
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2020-12-08
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2019-09-23
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2018-12-03
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2017-11-13
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accounts · AA
2016-08-22
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accounts · AA
2016-04-15
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-24
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accounts · AA
2015-03-26
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-17
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accounts · AA
2014-04-03
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2003-03-23
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WU, Mei appointed
secretary
2003-03-23
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DAI, Min resigned
secretary
2002-03-21
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Company incorporated
As AERO MATE LIMITED
2002-03-21
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HUANG, Wenli appointed
director
2002-03-21
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DAI, Min appointed
secretary
2002-03-21
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THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-03-21
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THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-03-21
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THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-03-21
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THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

93/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Wenli Huang Individual · Chinese · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-03-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

31 Dashwood Avenue

High Wycombe

Bucks

HP12 3DZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-04

Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WU, Mei→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-23

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Active

HUANG, Wenli→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-03-21

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Active

DAI, Min→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-21 · resigned 2003-03-23

Resigned

THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-21 · resigned 2002-03-21

Resigned

THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-21 · resigned 2002-03-21

Resigned

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