AETHERSYS LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.16M | £5.31M |
| Current assets | £2.19M | £3.32M |
| Cash | £1.25M | £2.36M |
| Debtors | £942.7k | £951.3k |
| Net assets | £6.13M | £5.28M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 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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- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-10➖BALRAJ, Balasingham resigneddirector
- 2014-01-24➕BALRAJ, Balasingham appointeddirector
- 2007-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AETHERSYS LIMITED
- 2007-08-29➕DAY, Janet appointedsecretary
- 2007-08-29➕DAY, James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Day Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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