AE RUBBER (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06409525 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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 · 4 lenders · oldest 16.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 8 | 800 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-03-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-03-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2024-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-12-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V.
- 2018-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-07-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2010-09-17➕ELLIS, Frank Edward appointeddirector
- 2010-02-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Venture Finance PLC
- 2009-06-03➖ANDERSON, Simon Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2007-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AE RUBBER (UK) LIMITED
- 2007-10-25➕ELLIS, Frank Edward appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-25➕SNITCH, Karlton Miles Roland appointeddirector
- 2007-10-25➕ANDERSON, Simon Jonathan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +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 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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
Incorporated2007-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22190 — SIC 22190
Registered office
Old Bank Chambers
582-586 Kingsbury Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B24 9ND
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ELLIS, Frank Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-10-25
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ELLIS, Frank Edward→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2010-09-17
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SNITCH, Karlton Miles Roland→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-10-25
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ANDERSON, Simon Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2007-10-25 · resigned 2009-06-03
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 21/03/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V. | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/12/2018 | 24/03/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/07/2012 | 07/05/2025 | |
| satisfied | Venture Finance Venture Finance PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/02/2010 | 24/03/2025 |
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-05-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31