AERIAL & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04594292 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-19
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£162.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Satellite telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
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 £162,188
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,867 YoY
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£153k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Net Worth
£162k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£192k
↓ 10.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£43k£86k£128k£171k£214kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£190.0k£174.8k
Current assets£192.5k£213.8k
Cash£152.7k£160.4k
Debtors£34.8k£49.5k
Net assets£162.2k£168.1k

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.

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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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-04
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    capital · SH01
  5. 2023-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-08-16
    ➕
    SMITH, Grace Harriet appointed
    director
  7. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AERIAL & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
  18. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    SMITH, Penelope Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    SMITH, Martin John appointed
    director
  20. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    SMITH, Penelope Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-11-19
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    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-11-19
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SMITH, Grace Harriet (same surname) appointed 2023-08-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin John Smith
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Penelope Jane Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61300 — Satellite telecommunications activities

Registered office

Charter House
105 Leigh Road
Leigh On Sea
Essex
SS9 1JL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Penelope Jane→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-19
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Active
SMITH, Grace Harriet→
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-08-16
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Active
SMITH, Martin John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-11-19
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Active
SMITH, Penelope Jane→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-19 · resigned 2002-11-19
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-19 · resigned 2002-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30