AEROPIX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09061011 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-29
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,250

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£622
Net Worth
-£9k
Current Assets
£890
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£-9.3k
Current assets£890
Cash£622
Debtors£268
Net assets£-9.3k

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

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
    ➖
    CALLISS, Brian resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-05-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2016-05-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2015-06-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AEROPIX LIMITED
  19. 2014-05-29
    ➕
    HURST, Simon appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-29
    ➕
    CALLISS, Brian appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Simon Hurst
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Chantecler
Altwood Bailey
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 4PQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HURST, Simon→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-05-29
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Active
CALLISS, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2026-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-28