A.E.Y CARPENTRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09573597 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-05
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£50.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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: 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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 £50,169
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£50k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£143k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£57k£86k£114k£143kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£66.1k£52.1k
Current assets£142.8k£127.5k
Cash£17.3k£17.4k
Debtors£125.6k£110.1k
Net assets£50.2k£32.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2018-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2017-07-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2017-07-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-07-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-07-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2015-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.E.Y CARPENTRY LIMITED
  17. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    RAINE, Jamie Iain appointed
    director
  18. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    YOUNG, Aaron Allen Elliot 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 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Iain Raine
Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Aaron Allen Elliot Young
Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Stanyards Courtyard Stanyards Farm
Chertsey Road
Chobham
Surrey
GU24 8JE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

RAINE, Jamie Iain→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Active
YOUNG, Aaron Allen Elliot→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-03-29