AEROCAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07679246 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-22
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£10.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £10,235
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,493 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£12.4k£16.2k
Debtors£96.2k£107.9k
Net assets£10.2k£12.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-05
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-03-05
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-04
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  6. 2025-03-04
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  7. 2025-03-04
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  8. 2025-03-04
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  9. 2025-03-03
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-03-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-24
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    address · AD01
  15. 2021-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AEROCAL LIMITED
  19. 2011-06-22
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    ADAMS, Paul Steven appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-06-22
    ➕
    ADAMS, Paul Steven appointed
    director
  21. 2011-06-22
    ➕
    FOWLER, Jonathan Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2011-06-22
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-22
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Andrew Fowler
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

Unit 11 Markham Lane
Markham Vale
Chesterfield
S44 5HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ADAMS, Paul Steven→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-22
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Active
ADAMS, Paul Steven→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-06-22
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Active
FOWLER, Jonathan Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-06-22
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-06-22 · resigned 2011-06-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31