AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING STRATEGY AND SUPPORT LTD

🌳Matureactive
08067779 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
  • 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £2,603
Net assets shrinking
Down £639 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£721£1k£2k£3k£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.6k£3.2k
Current assets£1.8k£3.6k
Net assets£2.6k£3.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    ROBINSON, Rebecca resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-06
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-09-01
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    SHAW, Janet appointed
    director
  9. 2022-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-26
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Rebecca appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-02-26
    ➖
    SHAW, Janet resigned
    director
  18. 2019-02-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2012-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING STRATEGY AND SUPPORT LTD
  22. 2012-05-14
    ➕
    SHAW, Richard George appointed
    director
  23. 2012-05-14
    ➕
    SHAW, Janet 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 14 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Janet Shaw
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Richard George Shaw
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

8 Cheltenham Drive
Stafford
ST17 4TX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SHAW, Janet→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, Richard George→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Rebecca→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-03-26 · resigned 2026-01-27
Resigned
SHAW, Janet→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-05-14 · resigned 2019-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-27