AIGUILLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04014272 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-14
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£31.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,728
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,508 YoY
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£69k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£35k£52k£69k£87kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£42.3k£135.1k
Current assets£69.3k£86.6k
Cash£40.1k£45.0k
Debtors£18.2k£32.5k
Net assets£31.7k£37.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-12-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2002-12-11
    ➕
    GEORGE, Sarah Margaret appointed
    director
  17. 2000-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIGUILLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  18. 2000-06-14
    ➕
    GEORGE, Sarah Margaret appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-06-14
    ➕
    CLARKE, Trevor James appointed
    director
  20. 2000-06-14
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-06-14
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-06-14
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2000-06-14
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
Mr Trevor James Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/07/2016
Mrs Sarah Margaret George
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2000-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Registered office

Unit 5, Hollybush Business Park Shipley Bridge Lane
Shipley Bridge
Horley
Surrey
RH6 9TL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last: 2026-06-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GEORGE, Sarah Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Trevor James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEORGE, Sarah Margaret→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-12-11
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Active
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-14 · resigned 2000-06-14
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-14 · resigned 2000-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-23