AEL HOMES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15213156 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-16
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-32.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £32,651
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
Net Worth
-£33k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £348.4k |
| Current assets | £21.2k |
| Cash | £10.8k |
| Debtors | £10.4k |
| Net assets | £-32.7k |
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 (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-04📄withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-registerofficers · EW02
- 2023-11-04📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH02
- 2023-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AEL HOMES LTD
- 2023-10-16➕BASTOW, Edward William appointeddirector
- 2023-10-16➕CASTON, Anna Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-10-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward William Bastow Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/10/2023 |
Ms Anna Louise Caston Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/10/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AG & JG ESTATES LIMITED→ 09596017 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AG INFRA LIMITED→ 12687308 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Timbers Cat House Lane
Woolverstone
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP9 1DQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BASTOW, Edward William→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CASTON, Anna Louise→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-05
withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW02
2023-11-04
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2023-11-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-16