AEP LAB LTD

🌳Matureactive
07147383 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees7001000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
    ➕
    KROG, Jarryd Paul appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-20
    ➖
    KROG, Jarryd Paul resigned
    director
  7. 2023-02-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-22
    ➕
    KROG, Jarryd Paul appointed
    director
  12. 2020-01-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-06-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-05-25
    ➖
    KROG, Diane Margaret resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-05-22
    ➖
    KROG, Diane Margaret resigned
    director
  18. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-11-16
    ➕
    KROG, Peter Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2016-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2012-10-31
    ➖
    PIERZYCKA, Ewa Katarzyna resigned
    director
  23. 2010-04-30
    ➖
    ZIEGELMEIER, Arn resigned
    director
  24. 2010-03-24
    ➕
    KROG, Diane Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 2010-03-24
    ➖
    KROG, Diane Margaret resigned
    director
  26. 2010-02-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AEP LAB LTD
  27. 2010-02-05
    ➕
    KROG, Diane Margaret appointed
    secretary
  28. 2010-02-05
    ➕
    KROG, Diane Margaret appointed
    director
  29. 2010-02-05
    ➕
    PIERZYCKA, Ewa Katarzyna appointed
    director
  30. 2010-02-05
    ➕
    ZIEGELMEIER, Arn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KROG, Jarryd Paul (same surname) appointed 2026-02-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Paul Krog
Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

Unit 27 Thrales End Farm Business Centre
Thrales End Lane
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 3NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

KROG, Jarryd Paul→
director · ~28y · appointed 2026-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KROG, Peter Paul→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KROG, Diane Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-05 · resigned 2019-05-25
Resigned
KROG, Diane Margaret→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2019-05-22
Resigned
KROG, Diane Margaret→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-02-05 · resigned 2010-03-24
Resigned
KROG, Jarryd Paul→
director · ~28y · appointed 2020-01-22 · resigned 2023-02-20
Resigned
PIERZYCKA, Ewa Katarzyna→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-02-05 · resigned 2012-10-31
Resigned
ZIEGELMEIER, Arn→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-02-05 · resigned 2010-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20