AE SITE PRODUCTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09048615 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-20
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
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 (82/100)

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, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
55 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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees3300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-03-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2023-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-01-06
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    LEE, Sophia Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2023-01-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-10-16
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    MARCHAM, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2017-07-03
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    SHAND, Richard Edward resigned
    director
  24. 2017-07-01
    ➕
    LEE, Sophia Louise appointed
    secretary
  25. 2016-10-14
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, Lee resigned
    director
  26. 2015-12-08
    ➕
    SHAND, Richard Edward appointed
    director
  27. 2015-10-30
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, Lee resigned
    director
  28. 2015-10-28
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Lee appointed
    director
  29. 2014-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AE SITE PRODUCTS LTD
  30. 2014-05-20
    ➕
    CHRYSTAL, James Malcolm appointed
    director
  31. 2014-05-20
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Lee appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
Ms Sarah Louise Marcham
Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/10/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Chrystalceased 16/10/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

80 Compair Crescent
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP2 0EH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

LEE, Sophia Louise→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHRYSTAL, James Malcolm→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Sophia Louise→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARCHAM, Sarah Louise→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPMAN, Lee→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-10-28 · resigned 2016-10-14
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Lee→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-05-20 · resigned 2015-10-30
Resigned
SHAND, Richard Edward→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-12-08 · resigned 2017-07-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31