AEL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10435719 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-19
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
24 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
44 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 3 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-04-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2026-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-09-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-08-11
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Tracey Catherine appointed
    director
  7. 2025-08-11
    ➖
    MCKECHNIE, Scott Hugh resigned
    director
  8. 2025-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2025-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2021-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2020-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2019-11-25
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2019-11-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2019-08-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Scottish Ministers
  26. 2017-10-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Melvyn Grodner
  27. 2017-10-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Melvyn Grodner
  28. 2016-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AEL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  29. 2016-10-19
    ➕
    CARSON, Anthony Nigel appointed
    director
  30. 2016-10-19
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Keith Gregory appointed
    director
  31. 2016-10-19
    ➕
    SHEPHERD, Charles Robert Leonard appointed
    director
  32. 2016-10-19
    ➕
    MCKECHNIE, Scott Hugh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Easy Living Developments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Atmore Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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AEL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · 10435719

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Easy Living Developments Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/10/2016
Atmore Properties Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/10/2016

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
Incorporated2016-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Suite 1.2, 1st Floor Exchange Court
1 Dale Street
Liverpool
L2 2ET
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

CARSON, Anthony Nigel→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Keith Gregory→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Tracey Catherine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-08-11
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Active
SHEPHERD, Charles Robert Leonard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-10-19
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Active
MCKECHNIE, Scott Hugh→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-10-19 · resigned 2025-08-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Scottish Ministers
A registered charge1 property06/08/201909/09/2021
satisfied
Melvyn Grodner
A registered charge2 properties06/10/201725/11/2019
satisfied
Melvyn Grodner
A registered charge—03/10/201725/11/2019

Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22