AERUGO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09121559 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-08
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees1100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2021-05-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-05-19
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2021-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2020-04-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AERUGO LIMITED
  19. 2014-07-08
    SLADE, Henry James Harvey 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 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Aerugo Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aerugo Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AERUGO LIMITED
This company · 09121559

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aerugo Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Henry Sladeceased 03/04/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Bradbury House
Mission Court
Newport
Gwent
NP20 2DW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SLADE, Henry James Harvey
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-07-08
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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-19