AE (2013) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08366150 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-18
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-23➕ELLIS MALDARI, Charlotte Sarah appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23➕ROBERTSHAW, Susan Wendy appointeddirector
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05➖ELLIS, Rita resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-05➖ELLIS, Rita resigneddirector
- 2021-01-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-14➕ELLIS, Rita appointeddirector
- 2019-01-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-06-01➖ELLIS, Alan Terry resigneddirector
- 2013-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AE (2013) LIMITED
- 2013-01-18➕ELLIS, Rita appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-18➕ELLIS, Alan Terry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Allan Ellis Individual · British · DOB 08/1933 · age 93 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
C/O Ford Campbell Freedman Limited 33 Park Place
2nd Floor
Leeds
LS1 2RY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ELLIS MALDARI, Charlotte Sarah→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-02-23
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ROBERTSHAW, Susan Wendy→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-02-23
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ELLIS, Rita→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2021-11-05
ELLIS, Alan Terry→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2017-06-01
ELLIS, Rita→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 2019-01-14 · resigned 2021-11-05
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-27