AERIAL TARGET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.1k | £2.0k |
| Current assets | £2.0k | £1.9k |
| Net assets | £-953 | £-222 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AERIAL TARGET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- 2018-05-15➕BLAKE, Paul Kevin appointeddirector
- 2018-05-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Kevin Blake Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/05/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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