AEM CONTRACTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07446020 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-22
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-31
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-02-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2017-12-04
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    EDLER-MAIDMENT, Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2015-05-18
    ➕
    GALLAGHER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  20. 2013-11-23
    ➖
    ALLISTON, Terence Leonard resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-08-22
    ➖
    EDLER-MAIDMENT, Angela Ivy resigned
    director
  22. 2012-08-22
    ➕
    EDLER-MAIDMENT, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2010-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AEM CONTRACTS LTD
  24. 2010-11-22
    ➕
    ALLISTON, Terence Leonard appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-11-22
    ➕
    EDLER-MAIDMENT, Angela Ivy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Gallagher
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/12/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Edler-Maidmentceased 04/12/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2010-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Cricketfield Grove
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 3EL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GALLAGHER, Andrew James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLISTON, Terence Leonard→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-22 · resigned 2013-11-23
Resigned
EDLER-MAIDMENT, Angela Ivy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-11-22 · resigned 2012-08-22
Resigned
EDLER-MAIDMENT, Richard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-08-22 · resigned 2017-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23