AERO GEARBOX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09430414 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

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 (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-07-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-07-26
    ➕
    JOLY, Herbert Jean-Alexandre appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-23
    ➖
    REID, Lori resigned
    director
  8. 2024-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-03-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-03-01
    ➕
    PEPE LEWARK, Carla Marisa Valente Salsinha appointed
    director
  12. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    FRANCK, Nicholas David resigned
    director
  13. 2024-01-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2024-01-22
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-03-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-03-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-03-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-11-01
    ➖
    MARTIN, Guillaume resigned
    director
  21. 2021-11-01
    ➕
    REID, Lori appointed
    director
  22. 2021-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-07-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-07-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2021-03-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2021-02-01
    ➕
    FRANCK, Nicholas David appointed
    director
  27. 2021-02-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Andrew James resigned
    director
  28. 2018-07-01
    ➕
    MARTIN, Guillaume appointed
    director
  29. 2018-07-01
    ➖
    POLE, Steven George resigned
    director
  30. 2018-01-02
    ➖
    BOISSEAU, Etienne Didier René resigned
    director
  31. 2018-01-02
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Andrew James appointed
    director
  32. 2015-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AERO GEARBOX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  33. 2015-02-09
    ➕
    BOISSEAU, Etienne Didier René appointed
    director
  34. 2015-02-09
    ➕
    POLE, Steven George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Rolls Royce Plc holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Rolls Royce Plc
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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AERO GEARBOX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
This company · 09430414

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rolls Royce Plc
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven George Poleceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

2 New Bailey
6 Stanley Street
Salford
Greater Manchester
M3 5GS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

JOLY, Herbert Jean-Alexandre→
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEPE LEWARK, Carla Marisa Valente Salsinha→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOISSEAU, Etienne Didier René→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-02-09 · resigned 2018-01-02
Resigned
FRANCK, Nicholas David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-02-01 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
MARTIN, Guillaume→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-07-01 · resigned 2021-11-01
Resigned
POLE, Steven George→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-02-09 · resigned 2018-07-01
Resigned
REID, Lori→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-11-01 · resigned 2024-07-23
Resigned
TAYLOR, Andrew James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-01-02 · resigned 2021-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-23
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20