A & E METALS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08527927 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A & E METALS LIMITED
- 2013-05-14➕DARMODY, Anthony Patrick appointeddirector
- 2013-05-14➕DARMODY, Carol Ann appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Carol Ann Darmody Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | — | — | board controlboard control | 14/05/2016 |
Mr Anthony Darnody Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000
Registered office
23 Birkett Drive
Ribbleton
Preston
PR2 6HE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DARMODY, Anthony Patrick→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DARMODY, Carol Ann→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-03