AEROGEL CORE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14077087 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-29
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20590
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-11➖BROWN, Philip Michael, Dr. resigneddirector
- 2025-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-10➕MALFENSE FIERRO, Gian Piero, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-01-10➕MEO, Michele appointeddirector
- 2022-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AEROGEL CORE LIMITED
- 2022-04-29➕BROWN, Philip Michael, Dr. appointeddirector
- 2022-04-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 Michele Meo Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/01/2023 |
Dr Gian Piero Malfense Fierro Individual · Italian · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/01/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr. Philip Michael Brownceased 10/01/2023· significant influence
- University Of Bath (The)ceased 10/01/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590
Registered office
Flat 1a, 10 Norfolk Crescent Flat 1a, 10 Norfolk Crescent
Bath
BA1 2BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MALFENSE FIERRO, Gian Piero, Dr→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEO, Michele→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Philip Michael, Dr.→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-04-29 · resigned 2025-11-11
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-04-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-24