AERO TOOLING LTD

💤Zombieactive
11229399 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-28
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (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 (81/100)

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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees0100

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 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-12
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2022-09-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-11-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-03-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-03-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-03-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-03-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-07-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-07-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-05-21
    CARSTAIRS, Guy Nicholas Menzies appointed
    director
  21. 2019-05-21
    WILLIAMS, Paul Mason resigned
    director
  22. 2018-09-26
    CARSTAIRS, Guy Nicholas Menzies resigned
    director
  23. 2018-09-26
    WILLIAMS, Paul Mason appointed
    director
  24. 2018-02-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AERO TOOLING LTD
  25. 2018-02-28
    CARSTAIRS, Guy Nicholas Menzies appointed
    director

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

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: 2026-03-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Guy Nicholas Menzies Carstairs
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/05/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Mason Williamsceased 21/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Guy Nicholas Menzies Carstairsceased 26/09/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Wessex House
Teign Road
Newton Abbot
TQ12 4AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CARSTAIRS, Guy Nicholas Menzies
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-05-21
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Active
CARSTAIRS, Guy Nicholas Menzies
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-02-28 · resigned 2018-09-26
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Paul Mason
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-09-26 · resigned 2019-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-10-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-17