AE COOK RESIDENTIAL LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10399338 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-28
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-09
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    capital · SH03
  5. 2024-05-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-04-30
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2024-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-12-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-08-17
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    COOK, Dorothy Betty resigned
    director
  13. 2022-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-09-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AE COOK RESIDENTIAL LIMITED
  20. 2016-09-28
    ➕
    COOK, Alan Melvyn appointed
    secretary
  21. 2016-09-28
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    COOK, Alan Melvyn appointed
    director
  22. 2016-09-28
    ➕
    GOUDE, Janet Marilyn appointed
    director
  23. 2016-09-28
    ➕
    COOK, Dorothy Betty appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Melvyn Cook
Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Dorothy Betty Cookceased 18/04/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

1 Greengarth
Yaddlethorpe
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN17 2UH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COOK, Alan Melvyn→
secretary · appointed 2016-09-28
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Active
COOK, Alan Melvyn→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-09-28
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Active
GOUDE, Janet Marilyn→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-09-28
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Active
COOK, Dorothy Betty→
director · ~97y · appointed 2016-09-28 · resigned 2023-08-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-05-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04