A.E.CLEGG LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00565968 · ltd · incorporated 1956-05-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£662.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 50.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 50.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
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
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £662,095
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£249k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Net Worth
£662k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£583k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£132k£265k£397k£530k£662kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£688.8k£664.3k
Current assets£582.7k£555.0k
Cash£249.0k£253.5k
Debtors£298.7k£296.3k
Net assets£662.1k£633.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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  2. 2024-10-14
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  3. 2024-01-18
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  4. 2023-01-18
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  5. 2021-12-23
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  6. 2020-07-20
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  7. 2019-09-06
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  8. 2019-03-06
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  9. 2018-11-12
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  10. 2018-03-22
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  11. 2018-03-22
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  12. 2018-03-22
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  13. 2018-03-22
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  14. 2018-01-22
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  15. 2013-04-30
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    Charge satisfied #5
  16. 2012-08-22
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    JUKES, Andrew Paul resigned
    director
  17. 2009-11-17
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    GWILLIAM, Michael George resigned
    director
  18. 2008-05-01
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    JUKES, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2008-03-17
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Gmac UK PLC
  20. 2007-11-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2007-11-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2007-04-23
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    GWILLIAM, Michael George resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-04-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Arctic Apple Limited
  24. 2007-04-20
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    GWILLIAM, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-04-01
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    GWILLIAM, Lisa appointed
    director
  26. 2002-07-25
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    GWILLIAM, Simon John appointed
    director
  27. 2002-07-25
    ➕
    GWILLIAM, Michael George appointed
    director
  28. 2000-02-18
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    GWILLIAM, Michael George appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-02-18
    ➖
    GWILLIAM, Patricia Ellen resigned
    secretary
  30. 2000-02-18
    ➖
    CLEGG, Neville James resigned
    director
  31. 1995-09-06
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    Charge satisfied #3
  32. 1994-07-14
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    CLEGG, Kate Winifred resigned
    director
  33. 1991-09-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Shell UK Limited
  34. 1975-10-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 1975-10-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 1956-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A.E.CLEGG LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 70 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon John Gwilliam
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1956-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

A E Clegg Ltd Main Road
Hallow
Worcester
WR2 6LD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

GWILLIAM, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-20
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GWILLIAM, Lisa→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-04-01
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GWILLIAM, Patricia Ellen→
director · ~89y
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Active
GWILLIAM, Simon John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-07-25
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Active
GWILLIAM, Michael George→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-18 · resigned 2007-04-23
Resigned
GWILLIAM, Patricia Ellen→
secretary · resigned 2000-02-18
Resigned
CLEGG, Kate Winifred→
director · ~118y · resigned 1994-07-14
Resigned
CLEGG, Neville James→
director · ~82y · resigned 2000-02-18
Resigned
GWILLIAM, Michael George→
director · ~93y · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2009-11-17
Resigned
JUKES, Andrew Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2012-08-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Gmac UK
Gmac UK PLC
Floating charge on vehicles1 property17/03/200830/04/2013
outstanding
Arctic Apple
Arctic Apple Limited
Debenture1 property23/04/2007—
satisfied
Shell UK
Shell UK Limited
Legal charge1 property16/09/199106/09/1995
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property16/10/197523/11/2007
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property09/10/197523/11/2007
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Recent filings (129 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-29
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accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-06