AVIATION AUTOMATION AND CONTROL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07660199 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£110.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £110,454
Cash YoY
+237%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£287k
↑ 237% YoY
Net Worth
£110k
↑ 147% YoY
Current Assets
£878k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £130.2k | £-203.0k |
| Current assets | £878.0k | £551.1k |
| Cash | £287.0k | £85.1k |
| Debtors | £501.9k | £442.0k |
| Net assets | £110.5k | £-233.1k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-14➕LIDDELL, Dominic William appointeddirector
- 2023-04-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-04➖CHAGAR, Ranjit Singh resigneddirector
- 2023-04-04➖TOKO, Dennis Jones Aliga resigneddirector
- 2022-12-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-01➕CHAGAR, Ranjit Singh appointeddirector
- 2018-09-01➕TOKO, Dennis Jones Aliga appointeddirector
- 2011-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AVIATION AUTOMATION AND CONTROL LIMITED
- 2011-06-07➕BROWN, Stuart John Alfred appointeddirector
- 2011-06-07➕BROWN, Joanna Louise appointeddirector
- 2011-06-07➖BROWN, Joanna Louise 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
74/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-21
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dominic William Liddell Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
Mr Stuart John Alfred Brown Individual · English · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Medina House
2 Station Avenue
Bridlington
East Yorkshire
YO16 4LZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BROWN, Stuart John Alfred→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LIDDELL, Dominic William→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Joanna Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2011-06-07
CHAGAR, Ranjit Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2023-04-04
TOKO, Dennis Jones Aliga→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-09-01 · resigned 2023-04-04
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-26