AEL OUTDOOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09822255 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
26 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-07-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-07-16
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    GREEN, Jennifer Sidney resigned
    secretary
  12. 2021-07-16
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    GREEN, Jennifer Sidney resigned
    director
  13. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2015-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AEL OUTDOOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2015-10-13
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    SMITH, Richard John appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-13
    ➕
    GREEN, Jennifer Sidney appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-10-13
    ➕
    GREEN, Jennifer Sidney appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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
Mr Richard John Smith
Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Jennifer Sidney Greenceased 16/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 Cradock Road
Reading
Berks
RG2 0JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Richard John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREEN, Jennifer Sidney→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-13 · resigned 2021-07-16
Resigned
GREEN, Jennifer Sidney→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-10-13 · resigned 2021-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-26