21JAERODESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09832274 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-20
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
29 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,395

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£335k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£68k£135k£203k£270k£338kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£1.4k£854
Current assets£334.7k£338.0k
Net assets£1.4k£854

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-20
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-06
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  4. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-23
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2019-05-22
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    capital · SH10
  10. 2019-05-22
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    capital · SH10
  11. 2019-05-22
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    capital · SH10
  12. 2019-05-22
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    capital · SH10
  13. 2019-05-22
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    capital · SH08
  14. 2019-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-11-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 21JAERODESIGN LIMITED
  19. 2015-10-20
    ➕
    BURGESS, Ian Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-20
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    DUKE, Adam appointed
    director
  21. 2015-10-20
    ➕
    KEARNS, Martin Gabriel appointed
    director
  22. 2015-10-20
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Glen Matthew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Duke
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant 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
Incorporated2015-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Capability House (Building 31) Wrest Park
Silsoe
Bedford
MK45 4HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BURGESS, Ian Richard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-10-20
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Active
DUKE, Adam→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-10-20
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Active
KEARNS, Martin Gabriel→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-10-20
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Active
STEVENSON, Glen Matthew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-10-20
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-05-23