A.E.R. STAFFORD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06860899 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-27
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£15.42M
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 16.9y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
  • · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £675,544

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Turnover£15.42M
Gross profit£2.34M
Operating profit£-675.3k
Profit before tax£-675.5k
Average employees12100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-18
    ➖
    BAMFORD, Charles resigned
    director
  4. 2024-01-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-27
    ➕
    KOZEL, Les appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-10-27
    ➖
    PATEL, Ashok Ravjibhai resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-10-27
    ➖
    PATEL, Ashok Ravjibhai resigned
    director
  9. 2023-10-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-10-27
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2023-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    LANGDELL, David John resigned
    director
  15. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-10-08
    ➕
    GODFREY, Clive appointed
    director
  18. 2021-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-07-02
    ➕
    BAMFORD, Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2021-06-08
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  21. 2021-06-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2021-01-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-01-04
    ➕
    LEWIS, Maria Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2020-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2018-12-07
    ➖
    JARVIS, Martin resigned
    director
  27. 2018-10-31
    ➖
    HUCKFIELD, Steven Wayne resigned
    director
  28. 2016-08-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 2016-08-06
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  30. 2016-08-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2012-12-01
    ➕
    JARVIS, Martin appointed
    director
  32. 2011-04-01
    ➕
    PATEL, Ashok Ravjibhai appointed
    director
  33. 2010-09-09
    ➖
    LINDLEY JOHNSTONE SOLICITORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    PATEL, Ashok Ravjibhai appointed
    secretary
  35. 2009-09-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  36. 2009-07-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  37. 2009-04-01
    ➕
    RUSHIN, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  38. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    LINDLEY JOHNSTONE SOLICITORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    HUCKFIELD, Steven Wayne appointed
    director
  40. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    LANGDELL, David John appointed
    director
  41. 2009-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.E.R. STAFFORD LIMITED
  42. 2009-03-27
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  43. 2009-03-27
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
medium

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

Group structure

Avon Group Manufacturing (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Avon Group Manufacturing (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A.E.R. STAFFORD LIMITED
This company · 06860899

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Avon Group Manufacturing (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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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🔒Advanced scoring suite

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
Incorporated2009-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

The Avon Building Units 137-145 South Liberty Lane
Bedminster
Bristol
Avon
BS3 2TL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

KOZEL, Les→
secretary · appointed 2023-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODFREY, Clive→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Maria Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSHIN, Mark Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Ashok Ravjibhai→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2023-10-27
Resigned
LINDLEY JOHNSTONE SOLICITORS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2010-09-09
Resigned
BAMFORD, Charles→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-07-02 · resigned 2024-01-18
Resigned
HUCKFIELD, Steven Wayne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2018-10-31
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2009-03-27
Resigned
JARVIS, Martin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-12-01 · resigned 2018-12-07
Resigned
LANGDELL, David John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
PATEL, Ashok Ravjibhai→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2023-10-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—15/08/2016—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property02/09/200906/08/2016
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Fixed & floating charge1 property01/07/200906/08/2016
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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04