A & E MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key 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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-19🏢Company incorporatedAs A & E MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD
- 2016-08-19➕ENGLAND, Lee appointeddirector
- 2016-08-19➕GRIFFIN, Caroline Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-08-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lee England Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/08/2016 |
Miss Caroline Jane Griffin Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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