AEB CATERERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06960762 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-13
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AEB CATERERS LIMITED
- 2009-07-13➕BODEN, Allen Edmund appointeddirector
- 2009-07-13➕FOSTER, Terri appointeddirector
- 2009-07-13➖FOSTER, Terri resigneddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Allen Edmund Boden Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 15/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1HFO LTD→ 16245143 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADANO'S CATERING LTD→ 16283681 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADK VENUES LIMITED→ 15799344 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGPG LTD→ 11705478 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AJ BARS MANAGMENT LTD→ 16455192 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJAB GAJAB INDIAN STREET FOOD PVT LIMITED→ 17117158 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AKS (CHESHIRE) LIMITED→ 08348298 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AKSARAY KEBAB LIMITED→ 16999494 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AL-NAYEF FAST FOOD LIMITED→ 17072792 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALFIE'S WINE BARS LIMITED→ 10393881 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ALPINE VENDING CO LIMITED→ 04654806 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
255 Poulton Road Wallasey
Wirral
Merseyside
CH44 4BT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BODEN, Allen Edmund→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOSTER, Terri→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2009-07-13 · resigned 2009-07-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-12