ADVANCED ERGONOMIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02874101 · ltd · incorporated 1993-11-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.3 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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 32 | 2500 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-08-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22➖RYAN, Nichola Ann resignedsecretary
- 2019-11-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-15➕BLAKE THOMAS, Edward James appointeddirector
- 2018-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-03-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-27➖BOWDEN, Keith John resignedsecretary
- 2017-07-27➕RYAN, Nichola Ann appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-02➕BOWDEN, Keith John appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-02➖MINSHALL, Ian Godfrey resignedsecretary
- 2003-11-14➖BLAKE THOMAS, Melanie Jill resignedsecretary
- 2003-11-14➕MINSHALL, Ian Godfrey appointedsecretary
- 1995-03-31➖BLAKE THOMAS, Glan Maurice resignedsecretary
- 1995-03-31➕BLAKE THOMAS, Melanie Jill appointedsecretary
- 1995-03-31➖BLAKE THOMAS, Melanie Jill resigneddirector
- 1993-12-03➕BLAKE THOMAS, Glan Maurice appointeddirector
- 1993-12-03➕BLAKE THOMAS, Glan Maurice appointedsecretary
- 1993-12-03➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-12-03➕BLAKE THOMAS, Melanie Jill appointeddirector
- 1993-12-03➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED ERGONOMIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 1993-11-22➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-11-22➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Glan Maurice Blake Thomas Individual · British · DOB 07/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Melanie Jill Blake Thomas Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
The Center 201-203 London Road
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 1HA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
BLAKE THOMAS, Edward James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLAKE THOMAS, Glan Maurice→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 1993-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLAKE THOMAS, Glan Maurice→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-12-03 · resigned 1995-03-31
BLAKE THOMAS, Melanie Jill→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 2003-11-14
BOWDEN, Keith John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-04-02 · resigned 2017-07-27
MINSHALL, Ian Godfrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2015-04-02
RYAN, Nichola Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-07-27 · resigned 2019-11-22
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-11-22 · resigned 1993-12-03
BLAKE THOMAS, Melanie Jill→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1993-12-03 · resigned 1995-03-31
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-11-22 · resigned 1993-12-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/03/2018 | 16/09/2024 |
Recent filings (97 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-28