AEROTECH SOLUTIONS LTD
💤Zombieactive
06438822 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£143.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24330
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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 (58/100).
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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £143,666
Cash YoY
+186%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£272k
↑ 186% YoY
Net Worth
£144k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£767k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £160.7k | £189.4k |
| Current assets | £767.3k | £560.1k |
| Cash | £271.9k | £95.0k |
| Net assets | £143.7k | £119.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-07-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-17➕ALLEN, Alexander David appointeddirector
- 2019-06-17➖MCROBERTS, Alexander resigneddirector
- 2018-04-03➖BORKOWSKI, Stanley John resigneddirector
- 2018-04-03➕MCROBERTS, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2018-04-03➖MEAKES, Richard Arthur resigneddirector
- 2018-01-22➕BORKOWSKI, Stanley John appointeddirector
- 2015-01-01➕AURIA@WIMPOLE STREET LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-01-01➖AURIA@WIMPOLE STREET LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-10-02➖STEWART, Michael Ian resigneddirector
- 2014-10-01➕MEAKES, Richard Arthur appointeddirector
- 2013-06-30➖GADDIS, Elaine Anne resigneddirector
- 2013-06-01➕STEWART, Michael Ian appointeddirector
- 2012-03-07➖MCROBERTS, Alexander resigneddirector
- 2012-03-01➕GADDIS, Elaine Anne appointeddirector
- 2012-02-01➖CLARK, David Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2008-05-28➕CLARK, David Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-28➖MCROBERTS, Tanya resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AEROTECH SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2007-11-27➕MCROBERTS, Tanya appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-27➕MCROBERTS, Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Xela Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Xela Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AEROTECH SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · 06438822
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Xela Group Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 10/11/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alexander David Allenceased 10/11/2025· significant influence
- Mr Alexander Mcrobertsceased 17/06/2019· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Star Trois Limitedceased 11/04/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24330 — SIC 24330
Registered office
3 Conqueror Court
Watermark
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 5BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)
ALLEN, Alexander David→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2019-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, David Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2012-02-01
MCROBERTS, Tanya→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-27 · resigned 2008-05-28
AURIA@WIMPOLE STREET LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2015-01-01
BORKOWSKI, Stanley John→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-01-22 · resigned 2018-04-03
GADDIS, Elaine Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2013-06-30
MCROBERTS, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-04-03 · resigned 2019-06-17
MCROBERTS, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-11-27 · resigned 2012-03-07
MEAKES, Richard Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2018-04-03
STEWART, Michael Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2014-10-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23