AAIE ELSTREE LIMITED

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14708309 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does

Based in Elstree, this appears to be a dormant or shell-like entity registered under hotel and accommodation services, likely a holding or special-purpose vehicle with no active trading operations, as evidenced by repeated dormant accounts filings and frequent director changes since its 2023 incorporation.

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-16
    COOKE, Adrian Michael appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-16
    MURRAY, Alan John resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-08
    COOKE, Adrian Michael resigned
    director
  7. 2025-06-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-06-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-06-07
    MURRAY, Alan John appointed
    director
  10. 2024-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAIE ELSTREE LIMITED
  12. 2023-03-06
    COOKE, Adrian Michael appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-06
    📄
    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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COOKE, Adrian Michael resigned 2025-06-08; MURRAY, Alan John resigned 2025-06-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Michael Cooke
Individual · English · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Manor House Elstree Barnet Ln, Elstree, Borehamwood Wd6 3re
Barnet Lane
Elstree
WD6 3RE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

COOKE, Adrian Michael
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-06-16
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Active
COOKE, Adrian Michael
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-06 · resigned 2025-06-08
Resigned
MURRAY, Alan John
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-06-07 · resigned 2025-06-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-06