AEP COMPRESSED AIR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01227271 · ltd · incorporated 1975-09-22

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28131

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

28132SIC 28132

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 35.0y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 35.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

129 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	2900	3100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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WEST, Paul Lewis appointed
director
2026-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
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MILLS, Jacquie appointed
director
2025-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-04
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ODDY, Richard James Robert resigned
director
2024-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-08-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-12-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-11-08
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2018-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-01
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HILL, Jeremy John appointed
director
2017-05-29
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HARRIS, David Darren resigned
director
2016-12-23
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-11-01
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ODDY, Richard James Robert appointed
director
2015-07-14
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Charge satisfied #3
2015-07-14
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Charge satisfied #2
2015-07-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-09-30
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BROWN, Philip Maurice resigned
secretary
2014-09-30
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BROWN, Philip Maurice resigned
director
2011-03-01
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HORTON, Richard John appointed
director
2010-04-30
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2008-10-01
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BROWN, Philip Maurice appointed
director
2008-05-01
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BROWN, Philip Maurice appointed
secretary
2008-05-01
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WALTON, Emma Louise resigned
secretary
2000-09-20
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WEST, Owen John resigned
director
2000-03-24
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2000-03-24
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1999-11-26
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
1999-03-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1996-09-01
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WALTON, Emma Louise appointed
secretary
1996-09-01
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HARRIS, David Darren appointed
director
1996-08-31
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WEST, Christine Margaret resigned
secretary
1996-08-31
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WEST, Christine Margaret resigned
director
1991-06-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1975-09-22
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Company incorporated
As AEP COMPRESSED AIR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WEST, Paul Lewis (same surname) appointed 2026-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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.

Group structure

The West Group (Fluid Power) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The West Group (Fluid Power) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AEP COMPRESSED AIR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

This company · 01227271

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The West Group (Fluid Power) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1975-09-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28131 — SIC 28131

Registered office

Devonshire Road

Heathpark Industrial Estate

Honiton

Devon

EX14 1SG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-12

Last: 2025-07-29