AERO CAMP LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16775680 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 55300
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lobster Lending Limited
- 2026-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-01-19➕NICHOLSON, Katherine Allison appointeddirector
- 2025-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AERO CAMP LIMITED
- 2025-10-09➕NICHOLSON, James appointeddirector
- 2025-10-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Katherine Allison Nicholson Individual · American,British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 20/01/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55300 — SIC 55300
Registered office
22 The Parks
Minehead
TA24 8BT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-09
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
NICHOLSON, James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-10-09
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NICHOLSON, Katherine Allison→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2026-01-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lobster Lending Lobster Lending Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/01/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (6 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-09