AET MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10050347 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-08
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
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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: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-02-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-22
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    RYAN, Nichola Ann resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-11-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-27
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    RYAN, Nichola Ann appointed
    secretary
  16. 2017-07-27
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    BOWDEN, Keith John resigned
    director
  17. 2017-07-27
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2017-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2016-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AET MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED
  20. 2016-03-08
    ➕
    BLAKE-THOMAS, Glan Maurice appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-08
    ➕
    BOWDEN, Keith John 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 78 — 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 78 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 Glan Maurice Blake Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75
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
Incorporated2016-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

The Center
201 London Road
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 1HA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BLAKE-THOMAS, Glan Maurice→
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RYAN, Nichola Ann→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-27 · resigned 2019-11-22
Resigned
BOWDEN, Keith John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2017-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04