A & E EDGBASTON LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 6.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £641.2k | £593.1k |
| Current assets | £3.5k | £148.5k |
| Net assets | £119.2k | £86.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs A & E EDGBASTON LIMITED
- 2015-09-26➕CANI, Gazmir appointeddirector
- 2015-09-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gazmir Cani Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/05/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/01/2020 | — |