AERIAL EXPOSURE LTD
🌳Matureactive
10175155 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-11
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
£73.51M
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
- 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £40,044,317
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £73.51M |
| Gross profit | £41.83M |
| Operating profit | £39.98M |
| Profit before tax | £40.04M |
| Average employees | 1300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-02-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-02-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-11➕WILKINSON, Irina appointeddirector
- 2025-04-11➖WILKINSON, Ian resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-11➖POINTER, Darryl John resigneddirector
- 2016-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AERIAL EXPOSURE LTD
- 2016-05-11➕WILKINSON, Ben appointeddirector
- 2016-05-11➕POINTER, Darryl John appointeddirector
- 2016-05-11➕WILKINSON, Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aerial Exposure Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aerial Exposure Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AERIAL EXPOSURE LTD
This company · 10175155
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aerial Exposure Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/01/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ben Wilkinsonceased 22/01/2026· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30990 — SIC 30990
Registered office
Mercury Road
Gallowfields Trading Estate
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 4TQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WILKINSON, Ben→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2016-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILKINSON, Irina→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POINTER, Darryl John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-05-11 · resigned 2017-07-11
WILKINSON, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2016-05-11 · resigned 2025-04-11
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Recent filings (39 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29