AEW DESIGNS LTD

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06214341 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-16
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-04
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  11. 2019-04-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2018-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-09-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AEW DESIGNS LTD
  18. 2007-04-16
    ➕
    WOOLFALL, Amanda Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2007-04-16
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-04-16
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2007-04-16
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Amanda Elizabeth Woolfall
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75–100%
25–50%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Woodmans Cottage
Woodmans Cottage
Wingate
Co. Durham
TS28 5LU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WOOLFALL, Amanda Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2019-04-04
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2007-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-13