AE ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
06873387 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£176.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £176,639

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£177k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£35k£71k£106k£141k£177kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£176.6k£176.5k
Net assets£176.6k£176.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-08-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2019-07-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2013-06-20
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    BETTS, Nigel appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-04-01
    ➖
    KIM, Soon Kyo resigned
    director
  19. 2011-04-10
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    KIM, Soon Kyo appointed
    director
  20. 2010-05-06
    ➕
    KIM, Youngmin appointed
    director
  21. 2010-04-08
    ➖
    KIM, Soon Kyo resigned
    director
  22. 2009-09-15
    ➖
    STUDYDOM LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AE ASSOCIATES LTD
  24. 2009-04-08
    ➕
    STUDYDOM LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2009-04-08
    ➕
    KIM, Soon Kyo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Youngmin Kim
Individual · South Korean · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/03/2017

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
Incorporated2009-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

5 Aqua House, Agate Close
London
NW10 7FF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BETTS, Nigel→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIM, Youngmin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STUDYDOM LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-08 · resigned 2009-09-15
Resigned
KIM, Soon Kyo→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-04-10 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned
KIM, Soon Kyo→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-04-08 · resigned 2010-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-08-24