AEROTIQUES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11038046 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-30
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £14,074
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,811 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £29.8k | £35.9k |
| Current assets | £31.3k | £40.4k |
| Net assets | £14.1k | £35.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-28📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AEROTIQUES LTD
- 2017-10-30➕HALES, Peter Daren appointeddirector
- 2017-10-30➕LEWINGTON, Darren Martin appointeddirector
- 2017-10-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darren Martin Lewington Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/02/2018 |
Mr Peter Daren Hales Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
99 Moorfield Road
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4JQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HALES, Peter Daren→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-10-30
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LEWINGTON, Darren Martin→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-10-30
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-28
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-30