ADVANCED ELECTRONICS & LOGISTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04746402 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-28
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29310
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 23.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
137 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees323100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-13
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    KEATES, John resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-05-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-05-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-05-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  21. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2022-02-12
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    ATKINS, Ronald Harry resigned
    director
  23. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    WEBB, Keith resigned
    director
  24. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    KEATES, John appointed
    director
  25. 2017-06-29
    ➕
    ATKINS, Deborah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  26. 2017-06-29
    ➖
    MANDER, Darren resigned
    secretary
  27. 2017-06-29
    ➖
    MANDER, Darren resigned
    director
  28. 2017-01-20
    ➕
    ATKINS, Deborah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  29. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    WEBB, Keith appointed
    director
  30. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    BURTON, Andrew John resigned
    director
  31. 2010-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #5
  32. 2010-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #4
  33. 2010-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #3
  34. 2010-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #2
  35. 2010-09-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  36. 2010-07-30
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    BURTON, Andrew John appointed
    director
  37. 2010-06-21
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 2009-06-25
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  39. 2008-11-28
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    FEREDAY, Michael David resigned
    secretary
  40. 2008-11-28
    ➕
    MANDER, Darren appointed
    secretary
  41. 2008-11-28
    ➕
    MANDER, Darren appointed
    director
  42. 2007-12-04
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
  43. 2007-12-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
  44. 2006-04-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
  45. 2005-06-01
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    FEREDAY, Michael David appointed
    secretary
  46. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    MANDER, Darren resigned
    director
  47. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    MANDER, Darren resigned
    secretary
  48. 2004-11-17
    ➖
    FEREDAY, Michael David resigned
    secretary
  49. 2004-11-17
    ➕
    MANDER, Darren appointed
    secretary
  50. 2004-07-07
    ➕
    MANDER, Darren appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Claire Louise Pottinger
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest14/03/2024
Ms Jessica Mary Atkins
Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest14/03/2024
Miss Deborah Elizabeth Atkins
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest14/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ronald Harry Atkinsceased 14/03/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

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6 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
Incorporated2003-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29310 — SIC 29310

Registered office

Epsilon House The Square
Gloucester Business Park
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL3 4AD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

ATKINS, Deborah Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2017-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINS, Deborah Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-01-20
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Active
FEREDAY, Michael David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-30
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Active
FEREDAY, Michael David→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2008-11-28
Resigned
FEREDAY, Michael David→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2004-11-17
Resigned
MANDER, Darren→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-28 · resigned 2017-06-29
Resigned
MANDER, Darren→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-17 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2003-05-30
Resigned
ATKINS, Ronald Harry→
director · ~82y · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2022-02-12
Resigned
BURTON, Andrew John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-07-30 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
KEATES, John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2026-02-13
Resigned
MANDER, Darren→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-11-28 · resigned 2017-06-29
Resigned
MANDER, Darren→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-07-07 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
WEBB, Keith→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-01-06 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2003-05-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property21/06/2010—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal assignment1 property25/06/200930/09/2010
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest1 property04/12/200730/09/2010
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
Floating charge (all assets)1 property04/12/200730/09/2010
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest1 property26/04/200630/09/2010
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/06/200330/09/2010
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Recent filings (137 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-12