AEGIS RUBBER ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02744311 · ltd · incorporated 1992-09-02
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 31.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 31.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees15001500

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    DINNEEN, Rachel Helen Victoria appointed
    director
  17. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    WASTIE, Paul David appointed
    director
  18. 2011-07-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    CLARK, Daniel Jonathon appointed
    director
  20. 1995-02-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 1994-07-31
    ➖
    FEEMAN, Anthony Richard Freeman resigned
    director
  22. 1992-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AEGIS RUBBER ENGINEERING LIMITED
  23. 1992-09-02
    ➕
    GRAY, Geoffrey Richard appointed
    secretary
  24. 1992-09-02
    ➕
    CUTTS, Ernest, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 1992-09-02
    ➕
    GRAY, Geoffrey Richard appointed
    director
  26. 1992-09-02
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1992-09-02
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1992-09-02
    ➕
    FEEMAN, Anthony Richard Freeman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Ernest Cutts
Individual · British · DOB 04/1940 · age 86
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Geoffrey Richard Gray
Individual · British · DOB 01/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22190 — SIC 22190

Registered office

Units 14-15 Bolney Grange Industrial Park
Stairbridge Lane
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH17 5PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

GRAY, Geoffrey Richard→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-02
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Active
CLARK, Daniel Jonathon→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-04-01
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Active
CUTTS, Ernest, Dr→
director · ~86y · appointed 1992-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DINNEEN, Rachel Helen Victoria→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Geoffrey Richard→
director · ~76y · appointed 1992-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WASTIE, Paul David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-02 · resigned 1992-09-02
Resigned
FEEMAN, Anthony Richard Freeman→
director · ~68y · appointed 1992-09-02 · resigned 1994-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property21/02/199508/07/2011

Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06