AVIATION TOOL SUPPLIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10761967 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
£14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33160
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,391
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,791 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 96% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£14.4k£38.2k
Current assets£2.2k£52.7k
Net assets£14.4k£38.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-28
    ➖
    EDGEHILL, Stephen Philip resigned
    director
  7. 2021-05-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-05-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-07-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-07-01
    ➕
    EDGEHILL, Stephen Philip appointed
    director
  16. 2018-07-01
    ➖
    MCDONNELL, Joseph resigned
    director
  17. 2018-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AVIATION TOOL SUPPLIES LIMITED
  19. 2017-05-09
    ➕
    DAY, Dominic James appointed
    director
  20. 2017-05-09
    ➕
    MCDONNELL, Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2017-05-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 Dominic James Day
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Joseph Mcdonnellceased 31/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33160 — SIC 33160

Registered office

24e Norwich Street
Dereham
Norfolk
NR19 1BX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DAY, Dominic James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDGEHILL, Stephen Philip→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-07-01 · resigned 2021-05-28
Resigned
MCDONNELL, Joseph→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-05-09 · resigned 2018-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02