ADVANCED ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS LTD
💤Zombieactive
06222469 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£358.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 7.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £358,405
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£358k
Current Assets
£246k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £416.4k | — |
| Current assets | £245.7k | — |
| Net assets | £358.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 400 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-27➖SULLIVAN, Judith Mary resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-06-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2016-06-22➖SULLIVAN, Lorraine resigneddirector
- 2012-11-27➕SULLIVAN, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2007-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2007-04-23➕SULLIVAN, Gareth Edward appointeddirector
- 2007-04-23➕SULLIVAN, Judith Mary appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-23➕DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-04-23➖DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-04-23➕DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-04-23➖DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gareth Edward Sullivan Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/05/2016 |
Nicola Jane Dann Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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7 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
Incorporated2007-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
Unit 16 Whitehouse Industrial Estate Main Road
Earls Barton
Northampton
NN6 0HJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
SULLIVAN, Gareth Edward→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SULLIVAN, Judith Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2019-08-27
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2007-04-23
SULLIVAN, Lorraine→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2012-11-27 · resigned 2016-06-22
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2007-04-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/08/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/06/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-16