AE FINANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
03017015 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£40.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.5y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
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
98 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £40,222
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,051 YoY
Cash YoY
+1474%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
↑ 1474% YoY
Net Worth
£40k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£168k
↑ 116% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£34k£67k£101k£134k£168kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£222.0k£93.1k
Current assets£168.0k£77.7k
Cash£32.3k£2.1k
Debtors£124.9k£70.6k
Net assets£40.2k£48.3k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
    ➕
    EBRAHIM, Abisali appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-06-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-02-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  7. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-06-06
    ➖
    RAMJI, Atiyah resigned
    secretary
  13. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-10-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-10-01
    ➖
    EBRAHIM, Sabira resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2016-12-21
    ➕
    RAMJI, Atiyah appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-09-15
    ➕
    EBRAHIM, Salim Raza appointed
    director
  23. 1997-09-15
    ➕
    EBRAHIM, Sabira appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-09-15
    ➖
    HALL, Hildegard resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-09-15
    ➖
    EBRAHIM, Sabira resigned
    director
  26. 1996-08-01
    ➖
    EBRAHIM, Sabira resigned
    secretary
  27. 1996-08-01
    ➕
    HALL, Hildegard appointed
    secretary
  28. 1996-08-01
    ➕
    EBRAHIM, Sabira appointed
    director
  29. 1996-08-01
    ➖
    EBRAHIM, Salim Raza resigned
    director
  30. 1996-01-31
    ➕
    EBRAHIM, Sabira appointed
    secretary
  31. 1996-01-31
    ➖
    HALL, Hildegard resigned
    secretary
  32. 1995-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AE FINANCE LTD
  33. 1995-02-01
    ➕
    HALL, Hildegard appointed
    secretary
  34. 1995-02-01
    ➕
    EBRAHIM, Salim Raza appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Salim Raza Ebrahim
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2017
Mrs Sabira Ebrahim
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2022

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

367 Eastfield Road
Peterborough
PE1 4RD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

EBRAHIM, Abisali→
secretary · appointed 2026-06-30
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Active
EBRAHIM, Salim Raza→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-09-15
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Active
EBRAHIM, Sabira→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-15 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
EBRAHIM, Sabira→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-31 · resigned 1996-08-01
Resigned
HALL, Hildegard→
secretary · appointed 1996-08-01 · resigned 1997-09-15
Resigned
HALL, Hildegard→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 1996-01-31
Resigned
RAMJI, Atiyah→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-21 · resigned 2022-06-06
Resigned
EBRAHIM, Sabira→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-08-01 · resigned 1997-09-15
Resigned
EBRAHIM, Salim Raza→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 1996-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—04/02/2025—
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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22