AEROFLOOR INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08331600 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-14
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £359.9k |
| Current assets | — | £715.0k |
| Net assets | — | £359.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-02➖RUGGIERI, Giovanni Angelo resigneddirector
- 2023-06-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-04-02➕RUGGIERI, Giovanni Angelo appointeddirector
- 2012-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AEROFLOOR INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2012-12-14➕WELSH, David Frank appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Frank Welsh Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Giovanni Angelo Ruggiericeased 02/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Matthew Jonathan Pughceased 08/06/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Trade services · SG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A FRANCIS LTD→ 04671036 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| A J ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 03763373 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ACADEMY NOW LTD→ 14677106 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACATILIA LTD→ 09118489 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACE OF TREES LTD→ 12550539 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACS GROUNDWORKS LTD→ 10525017 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACS INVESTMENT (LONDON) LIMITED→ 16571009 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADHD CLUB LIMITED→ 15605878 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADP ART LTD→ 11824746 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADVANCE PRODUCTIVITY LTD→ 12689264 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADVANCE TANNING LIMITED→ 07989637 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AEON GREEN SUBSURFACE LIMITED→ 07772527 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Building 18, Gateway 1000 Whittle Way
Arlington Business Park
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
WELSH, David Frank→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUGGIERI, Giovanni Angelo→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2023-12-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29