AYMES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06603123 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10860
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46460SIC 46460
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 46). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 11.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2600 | 2100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-16🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-12-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-05🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2025-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-20➕WERTHEIM-AYMES, Katarzyna appointeddirector
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-02-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Leumi UK Group Limited
- 2024-02-05🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-01-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-25📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-05-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-07-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Factor 21 PLC
- 2015-03-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2013-07-15➖DOLLOW, Dan resignedsecretary
- 2008-05-29➖ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-29➖ABERGAN REED LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AYMES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2008-05-27➕WERTHEIM AYMES, Roger appointeddirector
- 2008-05-27➕DOLLOW, Dan appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-27➕ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-27➕ABERGAN REED LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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.
Group structure
Wertheim Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wertheim Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AYMES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
This company · 06603123
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 |
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Wertheim Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/01/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Roger Wertheim-Aymesceased 28/01/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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
Incorporated2008-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10860 — SIC 10860
Registered office
Unit B
Sunnyhills Road
Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 5RJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
WERTHEIM AYMES, Roger→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2008-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WERTHEIM-AYMES, Katarzyna→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOLLOW, Dan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-27 · resigned 2013-07-15
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-27 · resigned 2008-05-29
ABERGAN REED LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-05-27 · resigned 2008-05-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/12/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Leumi UK Group Leumi UK Group Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/02/2024 | 16/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Advantedge Commercial Finance Advantedge Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/02/2021 | 05/02/2024 | |
| satisfied | Factor 21 Factor 21 PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/07/2015 | 20/05/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 09/03/2015 | 05/05/2016 |
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Recent filings (93 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-06