A C AERIALS & DIGITAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04873254 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-20

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

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£3.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Satellite telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,787

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4k

↑ 54% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 145% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£3.8k	£2.5k
Current assets	£2.3k	£945
Net assets	£3.8k	£2.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-08-20
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accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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accounts · AA
2023-05-30
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accounts · AA
2022-07-18
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accounts · AA
2021-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-04
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-15
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accounts · AA
2014-11-03
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annual-return · AR01
2014-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-11-20
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annual-return · AR01
2003-08-20
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Company incorporated
As A C AERIALS & DIGITAL LIMITED
2003-08-20
➕
CARROLL, Catherine Abigail appointed
secretary
2003-08-20
➕
CARROLL, Antony appointed
director
2003-08-20
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CARROLL, Catherine Abigail appointed
director
2003-08-20
➕
THOMAS, Howard appointed
nominee-secretary
2003-08-20
➖
THOMAS, Howard resigned
nominee-secretary
2003-08-20
➕
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
nominee-director
2003-08-20
➖
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Carroll Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/05/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Catherine Carrollceased 01/11/2018· 50-75% shares

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

Incorporated2003-08-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC61300 — Satellite telecommunications activities

Registered office

341 Shaw Road

Royton

Oldham

Lancashire

OL2 6DY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2025-11-11OVERDUE

Last: 2024-10-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CARROLL, Catherine Abigail→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-20

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Active

CARROLL, Antony→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-08-20

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Active

CARROLL, Catherine Abigail→

director · ~56y · appointed 2003-08-20

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Active

THOMAS, Howard→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-20 · resigned 2003-08-20

Resigned

TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→

nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2003-08-20 · resigned 2003-08-20

Resigned

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