A E PRENTICE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14443990 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-26
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£286.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £286,187
Net assets shrinking
Down £47,998 YoY
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£430k
↓ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£286k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£623k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £286.2k | £334.2k |
| Current assets | £623.4k | £626.8k |
| Cash | £429.7k | £478.8k |
| Debtors | £73.6k | £36.5k |
| Net assets | £286.2k | £334.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-14➖POWELL, Michael Edward resigneddirector
- 2023-09-14➖POWELL, Patricia Ann resigneddirector
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-26🏢Company incorporatedAs A E PRENTICE LTD
- 2022-10-26➕POWELL, Joanne Lesley appointeddirector
- 2022-10-26➕POWELL, Robert Edward appointeddirector
- 2022-10-26➕POWELL, Timothy Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-10-26➕POWELL, Michael Edward appointeddirector
- 2022-10-26➕POWELL, Patricia Ann appointeddirector
- 2022-10-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy Michael Powell Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/10/2022 |
Mrs Joanne Lesley Powell Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/10/2022 |
Mr Robert Edward Powell Individual · British · DOB 06/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/10/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
Souldern Gate Garage
Souldern
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX27 7HT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
POWELL, Joanne Lesley→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POWELL, Robert Edward→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POWELL, Timothy Michael→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POWELL, Michael Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2022-10-26 · resigned 2023-09-14
POWELL, Patricia Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2022-10-26 · resigned 2023-09-14
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-26