AEC AUTOMATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04907114 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-22
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£133.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £133,129

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£110k
Net Worth
£133k
Current Assets
£267k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£53k£107k£160k£213k£267kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£193.7k—
Current assets£266.9k—
Cash£110.2k—
Debtors£148.7k—
Net assets£133.1k—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
    ➖
    HEWITT, Matthew resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-06-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-02-27
    ➕
    HEWITT, Matthew appointed
    director
  6. 2025-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-22
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2025-01-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2024-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-12-31
    ➖
    MUSIAL, Teresa resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-12-11
    ➖
    MUSIAL, Martin resigned
    director
  18. 2019-12-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-09-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-09-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2019-09-25
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2019-06-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-05-01
    ➕
    FARRANT, Lee appointed
    director
  25. 2019-05-01
    ➕
    HALL, Christopher appointed
    director
  26. 2015-05-13
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2003-09-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AEC AUTOMATION LIMITED
  28. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    MUSIAL, Teresa appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2003-09-22
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    MUSIAL, Martin appointed
    director
  32. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2003-09-22
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Christopher Hall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares25/09/2019
Mr Lee Farrant
Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares25/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martin Musialceased 28/02/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2003-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Unit 4 Trinity Hall Farm
Watling Street
Hockliffe
LU7 9PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FARRANT, Lee→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Christopher→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUSIAL, Teresa→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2003-09-22
Resigned
HEWITT, Matthew→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-02-27 · resigned 2026-01-30
Resigned
MUSIAL, Martin→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2019-12-11
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2003-09-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/05/201522/01/2025

Recent filings (65 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18