AEROMOTIVE SPORTS & PERFORMANCE LTD
🌳Matureactive
08314239 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-30
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,450
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,245 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.1k | £19.4k |
| Current assets | £23.3k | £32.1k |
| Net assets | £5.5k | £9.7k |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AEROMOTIVE SPORTS & PERFORMANCE LTD
- 2012-11-30➕BOULD, Philip Ian appointeddirector
- 2012-11-30➕HAIGH, Philip Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-11-30➕ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointeddirector
- 2012-11-30➖ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigneddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Bould Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 11/02/2017 |
Mr Philip Andrew Haigh Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 11/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
136 Leeds Road
Birstall
Batley
WF17 0HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BOULD, Philip Ian→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAIGH, Philip Andrew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2012-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-11-30 · resigned 2012-11-30
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-15