AERIAL AND HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07069983 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£205.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -95% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £205,280
Cash draining
Cash down 95% YoY
Cash YoY
-95%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↓ 95% YoY
Net Worth
£205k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£141k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £480.4k | £380.9k |
| Current assets | £141.2k | £128.8k |
| Cash | £1.2k | £24.1k |
| Debtors | £133.8k | £101.8k |
| Net assets | £205.3k | £140.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29➖LAZENBY, Stuart Raymond resigneddirector
- 2026-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-01➕LAZENBY, Stuart Raymond appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-12-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-11-30➕CURTIS, Helen Bellingham appointedsecretary
- 2018-11-30➖ATKINS, Claire Bridget resignedsecretary
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-04-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-11-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-11-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2013-01-24➕ATKINS, Claire Bridget appointedsecretary
- 2011-11-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Square Peg International Limited
- 2011-11-01➕CURTIS, Steven Roger appointeddirector
- 2009-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AERIAL AND HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2009-11-09➕HARDING, Ian appointeddirector
- 2009-11-09➕HICKFORD, Robert Alan appointeddirector
- 2009-11-09➖HICKFORD, Robert Alan resigneddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Roger Curtis Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Ian Harding Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 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
Incorporated2009-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Registered office
Unit 62 Mackley Industrial Estate, Henfield Road
Small Dole
Henfield
West Sussex
BN5 9XR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
CURTIS, Helen Bellingham→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-11-30
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CURTIS, Steven Roger→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-11-01
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HARDING, Ian→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-11-09
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ATKINS, Claire Bridget→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-01-24 · resigned 2018-11-30
HICKFORD, Robert Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-11-09 · resigned 2009-11-09
LAZENBY, Stuart Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-05-01 · resigned 2026-05-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/04/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Square Peg International Square Peg International Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 17/11/2011 | 14/11/2017 |
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Recent filings (54 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27