AUTOGYRO CERTIFICATION LTD
💤Zombieactive
05486550 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£49.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
55 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £49,467
Cash YoY
+1610%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£29k
↑ 1610% YoY
Net Worth
£49k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£209k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £49.5k | £38.4k |
| Current assets | £208.9k | £205.0k |
| Cash | £28.7k | £1.7k |
| Debtors | £180.2k | £203.3k |
| Net assets | £49.5k | £38.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-06-27➖MARENBACH, Hans Christian, Dr resigneddirector
- 2016-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-12-22➕MARENBACH, Hans Christian, Dr appointeddirector
- 2005-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOGYRO CERTIFICATION LTD
- 2005-06-21➕SPEICH, Jane Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-21➕SPEICH, Gerald Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanNo 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 Gerald Anthony Speich Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30300 — SIC 30300
Registered office
Poplar Farm
Prolly Moor Wentor
Bishops Castle
Sth Shropshire
SY9 5EJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SPEICH, Jane Elaine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPEICH, Gerald Anthony→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARENBACH, Hans Christian, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-12-22 · resigned 2016-06-27
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Recent filings (55 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-09-20