AE EMPIRE SERVICES(UK) LIMITED

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13877587 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-28
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52242SIC 52242
  • 52243SIC 52243
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-04-10
    ➖
    OLADIPUPO, Adedeji resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-06-30
    ➖
    AWOKOLA, Damilola resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-06-20
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2025-06-16
    ➕
    OLADIPUPO, Adedeji appointed
    secretary
  8. 2025-06-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-06-01
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2025-05-30
    ➖
    ARIYO, Kolade Oluwadamilare resigned
    secretary
  11. 2025-05-30
    ➕
    AWOKOLA, Damilola appointed
    secretary
  12. 2025-02-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-10-04
    ➕
    ARIYO, Kolade Oluwadamilare appointed
    director
  15. 2024-10-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-10-04
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    ARIYO, Kolade Oluwadamilare appointed
    secretary
  18. 2024-09-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-09-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2024-08-16
    ➖
    ABIMBOLA, Folashade Taiwo resigned
    director
  21. 2024-08-05
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2024-07-31
    ➖
    OLADIPUPO, Adedeji Oladimeji resigned
    secretary
  23. 2024-05-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2023-07-28
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  25. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    OLADIPUPO, Adedeji Oladimeji appointed
    secretary
  26. 2023-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2023-04-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  28. 2023-04-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2023-04-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2023-04-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  31. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    ABIMBOLA, Folashade Taiwo appointed
    director
  32. 2023-04-01
    ➖
    NWOKOCHA, Nuntiya resigned
    director
  33. 2022-06-28
    ➖
    ARIYO, Kolade Oluwadamilare resigned
    director
  34. 2022-06-28
    ➕
    NWOKOCHA, Nuntiya appointed
    director
  35. 2022-01-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AE EMPIRE SERVICES(UK) LIMITED
  36. 2022-01-28
    ➕
    ARIYO, Kolade Oluwadamilare appointed
    director

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 Kolade Oluwadamilare Ariyo
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/01/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Folashade Taiwo Abimbolaceased 16/08/2024· board control
  • Ms Nuntiya Nwokochaceased 01/04/2023· board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2022-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

Unit 5a Bristol Road
Bridgwater
TA6 4SY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

ARIYO, Kolade Oluwadamilare→
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARIYO, Kolade Oluwadamilare→
secretary · appointed 2024-10-01 · resigned 2025-05-30
Resigned
AWOKOLA, Damilola→
secretary · appointed 2025-05-30 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
OLADIPUPO, Adedeji→
secretary · appointed 2025-06-16 · resigned 2026-04-10
Resigned
OLADIPUPO, Adedeji Oladimeji→
secretary · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
ABIMBOLA, Folashade Taiwo→
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2024-08-16
Resigned
ARIYO, Kolade Oluwadamilare→
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-01-28 · resigned 2022-06-28
Resigned
NWOKOCHA, Nuntiya→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-06-28 · resigned 2023-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-26