A E L PROPERTIES (LONDON) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03536560 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-27
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-03
    ➖
    PASS-ACCOUNTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2017-04-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2000-03-20
    ➖
    ELLIOTT, David John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2000-03-20
    ➕
    PASS-ACCOUNTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 1998-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A E L PROPERTIES (LONDON) LIMITED
  20. 1998-03-27
    ➕
    TUTTIETT, James Edward appointed
    director
  21. 1998-03-27
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, David John appointed
    secretary
  22. 1998-03-27
    ➕
    GRANT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1998-03-27
    ➖
    GRANT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-03-27
    ➕
    GRANT DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1998-03-27
    ➖
    GRANT DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 63. 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.)

Group structure

Ashcorn Estates Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ashcorn Estates Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A E L PROPERTIES (LONDON) LIMITED
This company · 03536560

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ashcorn Estates Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Prospect Place
Moorside Road
Winchester
SO23 7RX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TUTTIETT, James Edward→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, David John→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-27 · resigned 2000-03-20
Resigned
GRANT SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-27 · resigned 1998-03-27
Resigned
PASS-ACCOUNTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-03-20 · resigned 2017-04-03
Resigned
GRANT DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-27 · resigned 1998-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-29