AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING TRAINING SOLUTIONS AETS LIMITED

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05738928 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-10
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£906
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (75/100)

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 (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
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
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £906

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£906
Current Assets
£139
Current Liabilities
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£0£181£362£544£725£906Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£906—
Current assets£139—
Net assets£906—

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-22
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2021-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-05-11
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2020-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-04-30
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    BARCIA, Marjoire Maria resigned
    secretary
  17. 2013-03-19
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    BARCIA, Marjoire Maria resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-03-21
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    BARCIA, Marjoire Maria appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-03-21
    ➕
    BARCIA, Marjoire Maria appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-03-21
    ➖
    PANICCIA, Pedro Rafael resigned
    secretary
  21. 2011-03-21
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    PANICCIA, Pedro Rafael resigned
    director
  22. 2006-06-08
    ➖
    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-06-08
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    EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-03-17
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    BARCIA, Carlos appointed
    director
  25. 2006-03-17
    ➕
    PANICCIA, Pedro Rafael appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-03-17
    ➕
    PANICCIA, Pedro Rafael appointed
    director
  27. 2006-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING TRAINING SOLUTIONS AETS LIMITED
  28. 2006-03-10
    ➕
    EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2006-03-10
    ➕
    EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Carlos Barcia
Individual · Spanish · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2006-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Flat 1 91-93 Eastworth Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BARCIA, Carlos→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-03-17
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Active
BARCIA, Marjoire Maria→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-21 · resigned 2014-04-30
Resigned
BARCIA, Marjoire Maria→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-21 · resigned 2013-03-19
Resigned
PANICCIA, Pedro Rafael→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-17 · resigned 2011-03-21
Resigned
EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-10 · resigned 2006-06-08
Resigned
PANICCIA, Pedro Rafael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-03-17 · resigned 2011-03-21
Resigned
EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-10 · resigned 2006-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-20