AEI MUSIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06344313 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-15

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 17.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.2y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	3500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-06-03
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accounts · AA
2026-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
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address · AD01
2026-03-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-21
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COLE, Sarah Louise resigned
director
2025-12-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-11
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-04-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-04-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-15
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gazette · DISS40
2025-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-25
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-22
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EVANS, John William resigned
secretary
2024-07-22
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EVANS, John William resigned
director
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-01
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OSLER, Katharine resigned
director
2019-12-01
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WHITESIDE, Jennifer Edwards resigned
director
2019-02-26
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OSLER, Katharine appointed
director
2018-07-27
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DICKS, James Matthew resigned
director
2017-09-18
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DIAS, Diluk resigned
secretary
2017-09-18
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EVANS, John William appointed
secretary
2017-09-18
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COLE, Sarah Louise appointed
director
2017-09-18
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EVANS, John William appointed
director
2015-05-01
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WHITESIDE, Jennifer Edwards appointed
director
2014-09-01
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DICKS, James Matthew appointed
director
2013-12-20
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HOOD, Luke Brynly appointed
director
2012-09-07
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NIELSON, Karl Hendrick resigned
director
2010-12-15
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NIELSON, Karl Hendrick appointed
director
2009-06-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lms (City Road) Limited
2009-05-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2007-08-15
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Company incorporated
As AEI MUSIC LIMITED
2007-08-15
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COTTERILL, James Alexander John appointed
director
2007-08-15
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DIAS, Diluk appointed
director
2007-08-15
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DIAS, Diluk appointed
secretary
2007-08-15
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ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-08-15
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ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-08-15
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ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2007-08-15
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ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

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

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

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.)

Group structure

Aei Ventures Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Aei Ventures Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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AEI MUSIC LIMITED

This company · 06344313

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Aei Ventures Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-08-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

C/O Aei Music Group, Unit V, W, X, Y Reliance Wharf

2 - 10 Hertford Road

London

N1 5ET

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-28

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-24

Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

COTTERILL, James Alexander John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2007-08-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DIAS, Diluk→

director · ~52y · appointed 2007-08-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOOD, Luke Brynly→

director · ~34y · appointed 2013-12-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DIAS, Diluk→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-15 · resigned 2017-09-18

Resigned

EVANS, John William→

secretary · appointed 2017-09-18 · resigned 2024-07-22

Resigned

ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-15 · resigned 2007-08-15

Resigned

COLE, Sarah Louise→

director · ~48y · appointed 2017-09-18 · resigned 2026-01-21

Resigned

DICKS, James Matthew→

director · ~54y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2018-07-27

Resigned

EVANS, John William→

director · ~54y · appointed 2017-09-18 · resigned 2024-07-22

Resigned

NIELSON, Karl Hendrick→

director · ~60y · appointed 2010-12-15 · resigned 2012-09-07

Resigned

OSLER, Katharine→

director · ~42y · appointed 2019-02-26 · resigned 2022-08-01

Resigned

WHITESIDE, Jennifer Edwards→

director · ~48y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2019-12-01

Resigned

ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-15 · resigned 2007-08-15

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lms (City Road) Lms (City Road) Limited	Deed of rental deposit	1 property	25/06/2009	—
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	11/05/2009	—

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Recent filings (105 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-14

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2026-03-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2026-03-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-27

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-12-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-08-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-24

second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP04CS01

2025-04-11

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-04-11