ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING (ALUMINIUM AND STEEL GLAZING) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06268830 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-05

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 May 2025

Net worth

£615.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £615,601

Cash YoY

+4%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£39k

↑ 4.2% YoY

Net Worth

£616k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£2.0m

↑ 3.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£685.0k	£628.3k
Current assets	£2.01M	£1.95M
Cash	£39.3k	£37.7k
Debtors	£1.21M	£1.33M
Net assets	£615.6k	£610.6k

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

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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2023-05-30
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2021-05-24
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accounts · AA
2016-08-23
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officers · CH01
2016-08-23
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officers · CH03
2016-07-11
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2016-02-29
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accounts · AA
2015-12-14
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2015-12-14
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Charge satisfied #3
2015-12-14
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Charge satisfied #2
2013-08-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-01-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC T/a Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance
2009-11-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance LTD
2008-01-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
2008-01-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
2008-01-21
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WALKER, Timothy Simon appointed
director
2007-06-05
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Company incorporated
As ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING (ALUMINIUM AND STEEL GLAZING) LIMITED
2007-06-05
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WALKER, Timothy Simon appointed
secretary
2007-06-05
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PHILLIPS, Gregory Michael appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Timothy Simon Walker Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	05/06/2016
Mr Gregory Michael Phillips Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	05/06/2016

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

Incorporated2007-06-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 6c Peel Rd.

West Pimbo Ind. Est.

Skelmersdale

West Lancashire

WN8 9PT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-14

Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WALKER, Timothy Simon→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-05

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Active

PHILLIPS, Gregory Michael→

director · ~62y · appointed 2007-06-05

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Active

WALKER, Timothy Simon→

director · ~66y · appointed 2008-01-21

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Hitachi Capital (UK) T/a Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC T/a Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance	Debenture	1 property	18/01/2010	—
satisfied	Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance LTD	Debenture	1 property	02/11/2009	14/12/2015
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)	Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest	1 property	24/01/2008	14/12/2015
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)	Floating charge (all assets)	1 property	24/01/2008	14/08/2013

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