AERIAL VISION SURVEYS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10452599 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Cash£1£1
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£2£2

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-06-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-08-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2016-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AERIAL VISION SURVEYS LTD
  19. 2016-10-31
    HOOK, James George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Hook
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
75100%
75-100% shares31/10/2016

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
Incorporated2016-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Eastwood Road
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 7JD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HOOK, James George
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-10-31
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-23