AERO INTEGRATED SECURITY LIMITED

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10989770 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-30
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-03
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-10-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-08-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2018-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-07-20
    VINING, Edward Mark appointed
    director
  17. 2018-07-20
    SMITH, Sharon Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2018-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-03-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2018-03-19
    DAWE-LANE, Katherine resigned
    director
  21. 2018-03-19
    SMITH, Sharon Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2017-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AERO INTEGRATED SECURITY LIMITED
  23. 2017-09-30
    DAWE-LANE, Katherine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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 Edward Mark Vining
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest20/07/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Berkeley Hall Limitedceased 12/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest
  • Ms Katherine Dawe-Laneceased 22/03/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2017-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

C/O Woodpecker Furniture Limited Charlton Lane
Midsomer Norton
Radstock
Somerset
BA3 4BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

VINING, Edward Mark
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-20
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Active
DAWE-LANE, Katherine
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-09-30 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned
SMITH, Sharon Ann
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-03-19 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15