AEROSPACE & INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage: zombie → wound-down
- · Investment thesis: zombie_hold → unclassified
- · Company status: active → dissolved
- · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 3 improved, 4 worsened.
- ↓Lifecycle stage: zombie → wound-down
- ·Investment thesis: zombie_hold → unclassified
- ↓Company status: active → dissolved
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → high-friction
- ↓Opportunity score: 69 → 60
- +3 more
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Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-07-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-14📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-01📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-31➖JENNER, Ian David resigneddirector
- 2016-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AEROSPACE & INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS LIMITED
- 2016-03-17➕TOLL, Anthony Ian appointeddirector
- 2016-03-17➕JENNER, Ian David appointeddirector
- 2016-03-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Ian Toll Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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