AERO MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04929346 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-10
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 Sept 2022
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
49/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 45/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
7 officers (0 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
31
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£7k-£5k-£4k-£2k-£609£972Sept 2021Sept 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2022-09-302021-09-30
Total assets£-6.9k
Current assets£972
Cash£972
Net assets£-6.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2024-02-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-01-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2023-11-13
    SOUTHWORTH, Martin resigned
    director
  5. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-01-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-01-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-01-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2015-11-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2008-05-02
    COCHRANE, Richard Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2008-05-02
    HIGHAM, David Howard resigned
    director
  21. 2007-11-26
    HIGHAM, David Howard resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-02-27
    HIGHAM, David Howard appointed
    director
  23. 2006-01-20
    HIGHAM, David Howard appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-01-20
    SOUTHWORTH, Martin resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-01-20
    SOUTHWORTH, Martin appointed
    director
  26. 2004-02-24
    SOUTHWORTH, Martin appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-02-24
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2004-02-24
    COCHRANE, Richard Paul appointed
    director
  29. 2004-02-24
    CREDITREFORM LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2003-10-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AERO MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  31. 2003-10-10
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2003-10-10
    CREDITREFORM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

3 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2024-10-24

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Southworth
Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/10/2016

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
Incorporated2003-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

20 Dickson Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY1 2AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-10-24OVERDUE
Last: 2023-10-10

Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)

HIGHAM, David Howard
secretary · appointed 2006-01-20 · resigned 2007-11-26
Resigned
SOUTHWORTH, Martin
secretary · appointed 2004-02-24 · resigned 2006-01-20
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-10 · resigned 2004-02-24
Resigned
COCHRANE, Richard Paul
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-02-24 · resigned 2008-05-02
Resigned
HIGHAM, David Howard
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-02-27 · resigned 2008-05-02
Resigned
SOUTHWORTH, Martin
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-01-20 · resigned 2023-11-13
Resigned
CREDITREFORM LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2003-10-10 · resigned 2004-02-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29