A.E. ROBB & ASSOCIATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01309169 · ltd · incorporated 1977-04-19

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 46.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Architectural activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 46.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 46.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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.

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Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30
Average employees	900

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

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2019-05-01
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GLENWRIGHT, Angus Jeffrey appointed
director
2019-05-01
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LEESON, David appointed
director
2016-11-17
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GLENWRIGHT, Angus Jeffery appointed
secretary
2016-08-11
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LIDDLE, Garry Martin resigned
director
2016-05-31
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WISHART, Charles resigned
director
2015-08-14
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POWELL, Craig appointed
director
2012-10-04
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DART, George Logan resigned
director
2012-09-28
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PYLE, George Graham resigned
secretary
2012-09-28
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PYLE, George Graham resigned
director
2009-12-31
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STEPHENSON, George James resigned
director
2002-12-31
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MCDONNELL, Edward Bede resigned
director
2002-08-06
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MCDONNELL, Edward Bede resigned
secretary
2002-08-06
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PYLE, George Graham appointed
secretary
2002-05-01
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FERRY, George Kenneth resigned
director
2001-03-07
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DART, George Logan appointed
director
2001-03-07
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LIDDLE, Garry Martin appointed
director
2001-03-07
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PYLE, George Graham appointed
director
2001-03-07
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WISHART, Charles appointed
director
1993-07-31
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CARR, William John Bennett resigned
director
1979-11-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1977-04-19
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Company incorporated
As A.E. ROBB & ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Angus Jeffrey Glenwright Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/05/2019
David Leeson Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/05/2019
Craig Powell Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Garry Martin Liddleceased 01/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Charles Wishartceased 01/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1977-04-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Unit 1, Terrace Level

St. Peter's Wharf

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE6 1TZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-17

Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

GLENWRIGHT, Angus Jeffery→

secretary · appointed 2016-11-17

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Active

GLENWRIGHT, Angus Jeffrey→

director · ~55y · appointed 2019-05-01

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Active

LEESON, David→

director · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-01

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Active

POWELL, Craig→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-08-14

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Active

MCDONNELL, Edward Bede→

secretary · resigned 2002-08-06

Resigned

PYLE, George Graham→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2012-09-28

Resigned

CARR, William John Bennett→

director · ~95y · resigned 1993-07-31

Resigned

DART, George Logan→

director · ~77y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2012-10-04

Resigned

FERRY, George Kenneth→

director · ~85y · resigned 2002-05-01

Resigned

LIDDLE, Garry Martin→

director · ~72y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2016-08-11

Resigned

MCDONNELL, Edward Bede→

director · ~85y · resigned 2002-12-31

Resigned

PYLE, George Graham→

director · ~77y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2012-09-28

Resigned

STEPHENSON, George James→

director · ~82y · resigned 2009-12-31

Resigned

WISHART, Charles→

director · ~70y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2016-05-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Charge	1 property	28/11/1979	—

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Recent filings (143 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-08