AERIAL ACCESS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05699874 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-06
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
51 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.
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-03-01➖BRACEWELL, Alan Peter resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AERIAL ACCESS LIMITED
- 2006-02-06➕PEARSON, Stephen Glen appointeddirector
- 2006-02-06➕BRACEWELL, Alan Peter appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
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 63. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Glen Pearson Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
C/O Lars Communications Ltd Keer Bridge Depot
Scotland Road
Carnforth
Lancashire
LA5 9RQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
PEARSON, Stephen Glen→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRACEWELL, Alan Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2010-03-01
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-11