A.E.P. UK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05048432 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-18
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 15.5y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 2100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2026-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-16🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-09🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2022-11-09🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-09-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-08-26🔒Charge registered #9Lender: 4SYTE Limited
- 2021-08-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-08-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-08-18🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2021-08-18🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-03-06🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2019-03-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2015-08-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-06-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-07-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-12-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-01-01➕KUZNECOVS, Pavels appointedsecretary
- 2010-01-01➖ZABAROVSKIS, Andrejs resignedsecretary
- 2005-05-11➕ZABAROVSKIS, Andrejs appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-11➖L.B.C. UK LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs A.E.P. UK LIMITED
- 2004-02-18➕KUZNECOVS, Pavels appointeddirector
- 2004-02-18➕L.B.C. UK LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
7 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Pavels Kuznecovs Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10200 — SIC 10200
Registered office
60 Gold Street
Northampton
NN1 1RS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
KUZNECOVS, Pavels→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2004-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ZABAROVSKIS, Andrejs→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-11 · resigned 2010-01-01
L.B.C. UK LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-02-18 · resigned 2005-05-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
7
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/11/2022 | 25/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/11/2022 | 25/02/2026 | |
| outstanding | 4SYTE 4SYTE Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 18/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 06/03/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 06/03/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/08/2015 | 16/10/2025 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/06/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Fixed & floating charge | 1 property | 15/07/2011 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/12/2010 | 08/03/2019 |
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Recent filings (82 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03