AES GROUP (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
05070571 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-11
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
55 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  2. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-03-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-10-29
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-10-29
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-10-15
    ➕
    GRIGORIU, Claudiu Mircea appointed
    director
  9. 2024-10-15
    ➕
    GRIGORIU, Marius Sorin appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-15
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    GRIGORIU, Mircea Marcel, Dr resigned
    director
  11. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2004-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AES GROUP (UK) LTD
  20. 2004-03-11
    ➕
    GRIGORIU, Doina appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-03-11
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-03-11
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-03-11
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    GRIGORIU, Mircea Marcel, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2004-03-11
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-03-11
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Advanced Expert Systems Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Advanced Expert Systems Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
AES GROUP (UK) LTD
This company · 05070571

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Advanced Expert Systems Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Doina Grigoriu
Individual · British · DOB 12/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Mircea Marcel Grigoriu-Deceased Estateceased 12/12/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2004-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

33 Ford Lane
Allestree
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 2EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GRIGORIU, Doina→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIGORIU, Claudiu Mircea→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIGORIU, Marius Sorin→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-03-11
Resigned
GRIGORIU, Mircea Marcel, Dr→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2024-10-15
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14