AESC UK PLANT 2 LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14284879 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-14➕CHEN, Daili appointeddirector
- 2025-10-14➕ROUAUD, Sebastien appointeddirector
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
- 2025-03-31➖KATSU, Masahiko resigneddirector
- 2024-12-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
- 2024-11-05➖CAYGILL, Christian resigneddirector
- 2024-11-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-23📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-07-22➕WONG, Jeffrey appointedsecretary
- 2024-07-22➖SWINDELLS, Michael Shaun resignedsecretary
- 2024-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-02-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-10-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AESC UK PLANT 2 LIMITED
- 2022-08-09➕HAN, Zhuo appointeddirector
- 2022-08-09➕SWINDELLS, Michael Shaun appointedsecretary
- 2022-08-09➕CAYGILL, Christian appointeddirector
- 2022-08-09➕KATSU, Masahiko appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aesc Uk Plant 2 Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aesc Uk Plant 2 Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AESC UK PLANT 2 LIMITED
This company · 14284879
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aesc Uk Plant 2 Holding Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Envision Aesc Europe Holding Limitedceased 11/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27200 — SIC 27200
Registered office
Washington Road
Sunderland
Tyne & Wear
SR5 3NS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
ROUAUD, Sebastien→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWINDELLS, Michael Shaun→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-08-09 · resigned 2024-07-22
CAYGILL, Christian→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-08-09 · resigned 2024-11-05
KATSU, Masahiko→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-08-09 · resigned 2025-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/05/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-11