AESPECT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07169672 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-25
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£139
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £139
Net assets shrinking
Down £48 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£139
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£17k£26k£34k£43kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£14.5k£17.2k
Current assets£36.7k£42.6k
Net assets£139£187

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-16
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  3. 2024-05-30
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  4. 2023-11-10
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-16
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-05
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-03
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-13
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2017-01-12
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    SCHIRMER, Karl Peter appointed
    director
  14. 2016-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As AESPECT LIMITED
  18. 2010-02-25
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    SCHIRMER, Nadine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Karl Peter Schirmer
Individual · German,South African · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017
Mrs Nadine Schirmer
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2010-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

16 Barley Mow Close
Knaphill
Woking
Surrey
GU21 2JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SCHIRMER, Karl Peter→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-01-12
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SCHIRMER, Nadine→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-02-25
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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-20