A.E. & E.A. HUDSON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04845629 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£178.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £178,895
Net assets shrinking
Down £47,469 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£179k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£153k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£91k£136k£181k£226kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£178.9k£226.4k
Current assets£152.6k£192.6k
Net assets£178.9k£226.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-11-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-03
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2019-04-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-03-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A.E. & E.A. HUDSON LIMITED
  17. 2003-07-25
    ➕
    WING, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-07-25
    ➕
    HUDSON, Steve appointed
    director
  19. 2003-07-25
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-07-25
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-07-25
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2003-07-25
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steve Hudson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
50–75%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

6 Almond Drive
March
Cambridgeshire
PE15 9TQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WING, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUDSON, Steve→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-25 · resigned 2003-07-25
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-25 · resigned 2003-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30