AERON VALLEY TRACTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04567860 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-21
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£126.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £126,816
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£71k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£127k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£215k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£48k£97k£145k£193k£242kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£148.0k£142.6k
Current assets£215.3k£241.7k
Cash£71.0k£96.9k
Debtors£55.3k£24.2k
Net assets£126.8k£112.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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  2. 2024-07-30
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  3. 2023-07-04
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  4. 2022-07-19
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  5. 2021-07-27
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  6. 2020-10-30
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  7. 2019-07-29
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  8. 2018-07-26
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  9. 2017-07-21
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  10. 2016-07-08
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  11. 2015-11-13
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  12. 2015-07-02
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  13. 2014-11-13
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  14. 2014-07-03
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  15. 2013-11-04
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  16. 2006-08-13
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    WILLIS, Stephen James appointed
    director
  17. 2006-08-13
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    JONES, Dilys Jane Myfanwy resigned
    director
  18. 2002-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AERON VALLEY TRACTORS LIMITED
  19. 2002-10-21
    ➕
    BOOTH, Margaret Anne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-10-21
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    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-10-21
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    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-10-21
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    JONES, Dilys Jane Myfanwy appointed
    director
  23. 2002-10-21
    ➕
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
    nominee-director
  24. 2002-10-21
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    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen James Willis
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

45 City Road
Chester
CH1 3AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BOOTH, Margaret Anne→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-21
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Active
WILLIS, Stephen James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Howard→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-21 · resigned 2002-10-21
Resigned
JONES, Dilys Jane Myfanwy→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-10-21 · resigned 2006-08-13
Resigned
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2002-10-21 · resigned 2002-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
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accounts · AA
2025-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
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2024-07-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
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accounts · AA
2023-07-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
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2022-07-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
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2021-07-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
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accounts · AA
2020-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-06