AERO TAXIS SOUTHAMPTON LTD

💤Zombieactive
08787097 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-22
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-21

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-08-17
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  3. 2024-08-20
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-21
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-20
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    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2021-01-05
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-22
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-17
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-05
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-27
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    accounts · AA01
  16. 2013-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AERO TAXIS SOUTHAMPTON LTD
  17. 2013-11-22
    SHAFIK, Abdul Jaleel appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-11-22
    SHAFIK, Abdul Jaleel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 13 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 Abdul Jaleel Shafik
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

13 Hartington Road
Newtown
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 0EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last made up to: 2024-11-21
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SHAFIK, Abdul Jaleel
secretary · appointed 2013-11-22
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Active
SHAFIK, Abdul Jaleel
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-11-22
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Recent filings (28 total)

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accounts · AAMD
2025-09-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-05