A.E. LENTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00691934 · ltd · incorporated 1961-05-08
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.89M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of agricultural holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,885,640
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,182 YoY
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3.6m
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£2.9m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£7.8m
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.89M | £2.91M |
| Current assets | £7.79M | £7.54M |
| Cash | £3.60M | £4.56M |
| Debtors | £4.19M | £2.99M |
| Net assets | £2.89M | £2.91M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2005-02-01➕SHOOTER, Alan Edward Lenton appointeddirector
- 2004-11-01➕BURNETT, Markham Timothy Lenton appointeddirector
- 2004-11-01➕SHOOTER, Oliver John Lenton appointeddirector
- 2002-04-15➕BURNETT, Markham Timothy Lenton appointedsecretary
- 2002-04-15➖BURNETT, Heather resignedsecretary
- 2002-01-30➖LENTON, Gwendolen resigneddirector
- 1961-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs A.E. LENTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Edward Lenton Shooter Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 23/11/2021 |
Mr John Robert Cawdron Harris Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 16/01/2017 |
Mr Graham John Shooter Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Markham Timothy Lenton Burnettceased 16/01/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-10 THORPE MEADOWS MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05186089 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 98 CAZENOVE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01918415 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| A & A WILCOX LTD→ 15975668 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A.A.INVENTORIES LTD.→ 07656211 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| A.B.C. STAINLESS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 06523133 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| A&A PARTNERSHIP LTD→ 10911952 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AA HOLDINGS 1957 LIMITED→ 14537314 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AA PETERBOROUGH LETTING LIMITED→ 13617409 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AAM MAAS LTD→ 12936862 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABACUS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 13660689 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABBEY GATE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 13630622 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABBEY HAMPTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 09978011 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64201 — Activities of agricultural holding companies
Registered office
Church End
Friskney
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE22 8NE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
BURNETT, Markham Timothy Lenton→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-04-15
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BURNETT, Markham Timothy Lenton→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-11-01
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SHOOTER, Alan Edward Lenton→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2005-02-01
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Active
SHOOTER, Oliver John Lenton→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2004-11-01
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BURNETT, Heather→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-04-15
LENTON, Gwendolen→
Resigneddirector · ~108y · resigned 2002-01-30
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Recent filings (125 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-16