AIRCRAFT PAINTER CERTIFICATION SCHEME LTD

💤Zombieactive
11099497 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: medium (76/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees0200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 2 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 3 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-12-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-12-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-12-10
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRCRAFT PAINTER CERTIFICATION SCHEME LTD
  16. 2017-12-06
    GREEN, Sarah Michelle appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-12-06
    GREEN, Richard appointed
    director
  18. 2017-12-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 9 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 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-16: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Green
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/12/2023
Mrs Sarah Michelle Green
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/12/2023

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
Incorporated2017-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Rear Of
23a Grove Street
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GREEN, Sarah Michelle
secretary · appointed 2017-12-06
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Active
GREEN, Richard
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-12-06
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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29