AAE PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08491428 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£103.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
33 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £103,532
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,741 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
£104k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£109k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£47k£71k£94k£118kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£105.5k£108.0k
Current assets£108.9k£118.1k
Cash£4.3k£28.8k
Debtors£74.7k£69.3k
Net assets£103.5k£106.3k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-04-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-05-06
    SINGH, Harmanpreet appointed
    director
  16. 2013-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AAE PRODUCTS LIMITED
  17. 2013-04-16
    KAUR, Tejinder appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tejinder Kaur
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Tejinder Kaurceased 01/06/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2013-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Office 1 Hatherton Court
21 Hatherton Street
Walsall
WS4 2LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-19
Last: 2026-07-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KAUR, Tejinder
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-04-16
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Active
SINGH, Harmanpreet
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-05-06
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-18