APERTURE SCIENCE LTD
💤Zombieactive
08776903 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-15
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (82/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
34 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 | 2024-11-20 | 2023-11-20 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-16➕HARDY, Andrew Quentin appointeddirector
- 2021-11-16➖HARDY, Adam, Dr resigneddirector
- 2021-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-10-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-17➕HARDY, Adam, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-10-17➖HARDY, Andrew Quentin resigneddirector
- 2019-10-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs APERTURE SCIENCE LTD
- 2013-11-15➕HARDY, Andrew Quentin 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 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
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Mr Andrew Quentin Hardy Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/11/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr Adam Hardyceased 14/11/2021· 75-100% shares
- Mr Andrew Quentin Hardyceased 17/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
21 Woodhayes Road
Frome
Somerset
BA11 2DG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last made up to: 2024-11-20
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HARDY, Andrew Quentin→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2021-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARDY, Adam, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-10-17 · resigned 2021-11-16
HARDY, Andrew Quentin→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2013-11-15 · resigned 2019-10-17
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19