AE&AE LTD

💤Zombieactive
09847331 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£8.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,264
Cash draining
Cash down 98% YoY
Cash YoY
-98%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£368
↓ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£35k£70k£105k£140k£175kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£8.3k£7.1k
Current assets£67.1k£175.4k
Cash£368£21.7k
Debtors£66.7k£153.7k
Net assets£8.3k£7.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AE&AE LTD
  16. 2015-10-29
    ➕
    HERRIOT, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  17. 2015-10-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 Andrew Mark Herriot
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

83 Long Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 8HE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HERRIOT, Andrew Mark→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-10-29
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28