AC AERONAUTICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07273220 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
50 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2018-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2017-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-09-08
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    MCALPINE, James Thomas Hemery appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: James Mcalpine
  19. 2011-09-07
    ➕
    HIGGS, Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2010-08-05
    ➕
    NOUJAIM, Stephen Clive appointed
    director
  21. 2010-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AC AERONAUTICAL LIMITED
  22. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    WILD, David Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    HUGHES, Lynn appointed
    director
  24. 2010-06-04
    ➖
    HUGHES, Lynn resigned
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-02

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Thomas Hemery Mcalpine
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Stephen Clive Noujaim
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30300 — SIC 30300

Registered office

2nd Floor Nucleus House
2 Lower Mortlake Road
Richmond
TW9 2JA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

HIGGS, Andrew→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCALPINE, James Thomas Hemery→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOUJAIM, Stephen Clive→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILD, David Andrew→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Lynn→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-06-04 · resigned 2010-06-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
James Mcalpine
Debenture1 property08/09/2011—
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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-10