ADVANCED AUTOMATION AND ASSEMBLY LTD.

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08338546 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees400300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-22
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2018-10-10
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    HELEY, Rachel appointed
    director
  11. 2018-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-29
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  13. 2017-09-06
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-08-25
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    RABONE, Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2017-07-31
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-07-25
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-07-16
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    MORGAN, Benjamin Austin resigned
    director
  18. 2016-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-03-26
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    HELEY, James Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2013-03-26
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    MORGAN, Benjamin Austin appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED AUTOMATION AND ASSEMBLY LTD.
  22. 2012-12-20
    ➕
    RABONE, Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
Dr James Robert Heley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/12/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

68 Silverdale Road
Ecclesall
Sheffield
S11 9JL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HELEY, James Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HELEY, Rachel→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Benjamin Austin→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-03-26 · resigned 2017-07-16
Resigned
RABONE, Robert→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-12-20 · resigned 2017-08-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-16