AERIALEK (DALTON) LTD

💤Zombieactive
07745352 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£132.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Satellite telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 12.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £132,835

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£133k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£91k
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£53k£80k£106k£133kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£189.2k£183.5k
Current assets£91.2k£86.1k
Net assets£132.8k£99.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-30
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-08-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  9. 2021-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-12-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-30
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-08-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  16. 2019-03-26
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  17. 2019-01-01
    ➖
    ENGLISH, Desmond John resigned
    director
  18. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-07-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2014-01-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2011-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AERIALEK (DALTON) LTD
  23. 2011-08-18
    ➕
    SLATER, Stephen appointed
    director
  24. 2011-08-18
    ➕
    ENGLISH, Desmond John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Slater
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Des Englishceased 01/01/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61300 — Satellite telecommunications activities

Registered office

42-44 Ulverston Road
Dalton In Furness
Cumbria
LA15 8EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SLATER, Stephen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-08-18
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Active
ENGLISH, Desmond John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-08-18 · resigned 2019-01-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/08/201930/08/2022
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property04/07/2014—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/01/2014—
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Recent filings (40 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21