AEROSPACE MILITARY & COMMERCIAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07029377 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-33.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,304
Very low cash
Cash position: £53
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£53
Net Worth
-£33k
Current Assets
£55k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-33.3k | — |
| Current assets | £54.6k | — |
| Cash | £53 | — |
| Debtors | £54.6k | — |
| Net assets | £-33.3k | — |
| Average employees | — | 500 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-22➖HOWARD, Shane resigneddirector
- 2018-06-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-04➕SOUTH, Alison Kate appointeddirector
- 2015-12-11➖SOUTHWORTH, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2012-03-06➕HOWARD, Shane appointeddirector
- 2011-03-31➖HAYNES, Rupert Phillip Spencer resigneddirector
- 2011-03-31➕SOUTHWORTH, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2009-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AEROSPACE MILITARY & COMMERCIAL LIMITED
- 2009-09-24➕HAYNES, Rupert Phillip Spencer 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
60/100
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 17 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 Reece Kenneth Southworth Individual · British · DOB 04/1998 · age 28 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals
Registered office
Unit 1a Bridge Trade Industrial Estate
Bridge Road
Camberley
GU15 2QR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
SOUTH, Alison Kate→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAYNES, Rupert Phillip Spencer→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-09-24 · resigned 2011-03-31
HOWARD, Shane→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2012-03-06 · resigned 2018-06-22
SOUTHWORTH, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2015-12-11
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Recent filings (49 total)
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2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13