AEROTECH SYSTEMS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09581572 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£43.2k
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
64 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,159

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£49k
Net Worth
£43k
Current Assets
£59k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£52.3k
Current assets£59.0k
Cash£49.0k
Debtors£9.9k
Net assets£43.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
12
filings
  • 7 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
13
filings
  • 7 officers
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2026-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-04-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-04-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-04-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2026-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2026-04-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2026-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2026-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2026-03-31
    CHALK, Lesley appointed
    secretary
  13. 2026-03-31
    CARNACHAN, Michael Thomas appointed
    director
  14. 2026-03-31
    MCDONALD, Michelle appointed
    director
  15. 2026-03-31
    MUIRHEAD, Andrew James Macfie appointed
    director
  16. 2026-03-31
    MUIRHEAD, Nicholas Ramsay appointed
    director
  17. 2026-03-31
    WHITEMAN, Graham resigned
    director
  18. 2026-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-02-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-08-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  22. 2023-05-31
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  23. 2023-05-23
    ALDRED, Richard Neville resigned
    director
  24. 2023-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  25. 2023-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2023-05-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  27. 2023-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2017-04-05
    ALDRED, Richard Neville appointed
    director
  29. 2016-01-01
    BEVAN, James John resigned
    director
  30. 2016-01-01
    WHITEMAN, Graham appointed
    director
  31. 2015-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AEROTECH SYSTEMS LTD
  32. 2015-05-08
    AKHTAR, Parwaiz appointed
    director
  33. 2015-05-08
    AKHTAR, Parwaiz resigned
    director
  34. 2015-05-08
    BEVAN, James John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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

Scottish Leather Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Scottish Leather Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AEROTECH SYSTEMS LTD
This company · 09581572

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
Scottish Leather Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2026
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Graham Whitemanceased 31/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Richard Neville Aldredceased 23/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr John Bevanceased 04/05/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Unit 23 Hanson Close Industrial Estate Hanson Close
Middleton
Manchester
M24 2HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

CHALK, Lesley
secretary · appointed 2026-03-31
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Active
CARNACHAN, Michael Thomas
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-03-31
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Active
MCDONALD, Michelle
director · ~50y · appointed 2026-03-31
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Active
MUIRHEAD, Andrew James Macfie
director · ~41y · appointed 2026-03-31
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Active
MUIRHEAD, Nicholas Ramsay
director · ~43y · appointed 2026-03-31
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Active
AKHTAR, Parwaiz
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-05-08 · resigned 2015-05-08
Resigned
ALDRED, Richard Neville
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-04-05 · resigned 2023-05-23
Resigned
BEVAN, James John
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-05-08 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned
WHITEMAN, Graham
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-12