A&E TECH HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13816773 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-23
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£53
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £53
Net assets shrinking
Down £481 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£53
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£16k£23k£31k£39kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£53£534
Current assets£3.7k£38.8k
Net assets£53£534

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-21
    HONEY, Emma June resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-08
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2022-08-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-02-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-02-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-02-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-02-03
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2022-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-01-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2022-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-12-24
    HONEY, Emma June appointed
    director
  17. 2021-12-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&E TECH HOLDINGS LIMITED
  18. 2021-12-23
    HORROCKS, Ian Jeffrey appointed
    director
  19. 2021-12-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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
Mr Ian Jeffrey Horrocks
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/12/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1 & 2 673 Chorley Road
Westhoughton
Bolton
BL5 3NF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HORROCKS, Ian Jeffrey
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-12-23
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Active
HONEY, Emma June
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-12-24 · resigned 2025-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-07