AES MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06167439 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-19
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-04-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-03-26
    ➕
    MARQUISS, Sarah Anne appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-03-26
    ➕
    MARQUISS, Jamie appointed
    director
  18. 2007-03-26
    ➖
    CAMCO SOLUTIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2007-03-26
    ➖
    ROPOL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2007-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AES MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    CAMCO SOLUTIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-03-19
    ➕
    ROPOL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 James Marquiss
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/03/2017

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
Incorporated2007-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

29 Leapingwell Lane
Winslow
Buckingham
MK18 3LU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MARQUISS, Sarah Anne→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-26
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Active
MARQUISS, Jamie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-03-26
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Active
CAMCO SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-26
Resigned
ROPOL LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30