ARBROATH AERIALS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC325256 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-11
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Satellite telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,704
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,700 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£36kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£10.3k£31.6k
Current assets£10.2k£35.6k
Net assets£7.7k£28.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-25
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    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-06-14
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    SMITH, Kim Fiona Greta, Ms. resigned
    secretary
  10. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2016-07-20
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ARBROATH AERIALS LTD
  17. 2007-06-11
    ➕
    BROWN, William Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2007-06-11
    ➕
    SMITH, Kim Fiona Greta, Ms. appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-06-11
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-06-11
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-06-11
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    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2007-06-11
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tony Brown
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61300 — Satellite telecommunications activities

Registered office

11 Panbride Road
Carnoustie
Angus
DD7 6HS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BROWN, William Anthony→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Kim Fiona Greta, Ms.→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2020-06-14
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2007-06-11
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2007-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16