A.E.D. RENT UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07157977 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-15

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 15.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.7y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	1200	1200

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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-05-15
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officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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A E D DISPLAY NV resigned
corporate-director
2025-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-04
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accounts · AA
2021-09-04
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2021-09-04
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2021-07-28
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2021-04-28
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gazette · DISS40
2021-04-27
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gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2021-01-05
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2021-01-05
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2019-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-26
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2019-07-26
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2017-12-31
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HART, Matthew James Wilson appointed
director
2017-12-31
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MOLLEMANS, Glenn Pieter Maria resigned
director
2010-11-25
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A E D RENT NV appointed
corporate-director
2010-11-25
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A E D DISPLAY NV appointed
corporate-director
2010-09-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Kbc Bank Nv (The "Lender")
2010-06-11
➖
SPEAFI SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-06-11
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MOLLEMANS, Glenn Pieter Maria appointed
director
2010-06-11
➖
PEARS, Mary Catherine resigned
director
2010-06-11
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SPEAFI LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2010-02-15
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Company incorporated
As A.E.D. RENT UK LIMITED
2010-02-15
➕
SPEAFI SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-02-15
➕
PEARS, Mary Catherine appointed
director
2010-02-15
➕
SPEAFI LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

A.E.D. Rent Nv is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A.E.D. Rent Nv

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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A.E.D. RENT UK LIMITED

This company · 07157977

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
A.E.D. Rent Nv Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	16/10/2016

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

Incorporated2010-02-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

Knaves Beech Industrial Estate, Unit E1

Knaves Beech Way

Loudwater

High Wycombe

HP10 9QZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HART, Matthew James Wilson→

director · ~45y · appointed 2017-12-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

A E D RENT NV→

corporate-director · appointed 2010-11-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SPEAFI SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2010-06-11

Resigned

MOLLEMANS, Glenn Pieter Maria→

director · ~53y · appointed 2010-06-11 · resigned 2017-12-31

Resigned

PEARS, Mary Catherine→

director · ~55y · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2010-06-11

Resigned

A E D DISPLAY NV→

corporate-director · appointed 2010-11-25 · resigned 2026-01-01

Resigned

SPEAFI LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2010-02-15 · resigned 2010-06-11

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Kbc Bank Nv (The "Lender")	Legal charge	1 property	10/09/2010	—

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