AEW MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08250015 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
57 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees4400

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-07
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    HEPWORTH, Philip appointed
    director
  5. 2023-06-07
    ➕
    LAMB, Alan appointed
    director
  6. 2023-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2021-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-09-10
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    RAINFORD, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2020-09-10
    ➕
    SAVAGE, Colin Neil appointed
    director
  20. 2020-09-10
    ➖
    CRITCHLOW, Andrew, Mr. resigned
    director
  21. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-10-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2019-10-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2018-10-04
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    BURNE, Stephen Paul, Mr. resigned
    director
  25. 2018-09-19
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    MACHIN, Nigel Stuart, Mr. resigned
    director
  26. 2012-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AEW MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  27. 2012-10-11
    ➕
    BURNE, Stephen Paul, Mr. appointed
    director
  28. 2012-10-11
    ➕
    CRITCHLOW, Andrew, Mr. appointed
    director
  29. 2012-10-11
    ➕
    MACHIN, Nigel Stuart, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

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

Aew Architects Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aew Architects Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
AEW MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 08250015

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aew Architects Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/09/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Critchlowceased 06/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Stephen Paul Burneceased 04/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Nigel Stuart Machinceased 19/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2012-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Trinity Court
16 John Dalton Street
Manchester
M2 6HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

HEPWORTH, Philip→
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMB, Alan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAINFORD, Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAVAGE, Colin Neil→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNE, Stephen Paul, Mr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-10-11 · resigned 2018-10-04
Resigned
CRITCHLOW, Andrew, Mr.→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-10-11 · resigned 2020-09-10
Resigned
MACHIN, Nigel Stuart, Mr.→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-10-11 · resigned 2018-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-09-02