ACEROD AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13781852 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-03
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33160
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-02-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-03-09
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-02-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACEROD AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING LIMITED
  10. 2021-12-03
    SANCHEZ, Manuel Rodriguez appointed
    director
  11. 2021-12-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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: 2026-05-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Manuel Rodriguez Sanchez
Individual · Spanish · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/12/2021

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
Incorporated2021-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33160 — SIC 33160

Registered office

2 The Precinct
Porthcawl
CF36 3RF
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SANCHEZ, Manuel Rodriguez
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-12-03
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-03