AEMP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05710609 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£397
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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, 3 with DOB)
85
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
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £397
Net assets shrinking
Down £224 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£397
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 5.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £397 | £621 |
| Current assets | £1.0k | £980 |
| Net assets | £397 | £621 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-06➕BASS, Simon Warwick appointeddirector
- 2025-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11➖BASS, Simon resigneddirector
- 2023-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-10-10➕PEARCE, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2023-10-10➖TAYLOR, Natalie resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AEMP LIMITED
- 2006-02-15➕TAYLOR, Natalie appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-15➕BASS, Simon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Bass Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
First Floor, 8b
Lonsdale Gardens
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1NU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BASS, Simon Warwick→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEARCE, Deborah→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2023-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Natalie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-15 · resigned 2023-10-10
BASS, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-02-15 · resigned 2023-10-11
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-04