AEG DEVELOPMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11689305 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-21
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-17.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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 (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
23 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,947

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£18k
↓ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£18k-£14k-£10k-£5k-£1k£3kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-16.4k£-4.7k
Current assets£3.2k£1.9k
Net assets£-17.9k£-9.2k

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.

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
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-11-18
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-11-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-11-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-10-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AEG DEVELOPMENTS LTD
  17. 2018-11-21
    O'BRIEN, Fiona Mary appointed
    director
  18. 2018-11-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Fiona Mary O'Brien
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest21/11/2018

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
Incorporated2018-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Chimney Pot Cottage
Crays Pond
Reading
South Oxfordshire
RG8 7QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

O'BRIEN, Fiona Mary
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-11-21
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-11-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27