A.E. SPINK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
15805646 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
1
filing
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-12➕HARRISON, Pamela appointeddirector
- 2024-08-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2024-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A.E. SPINK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2024-06-27➕HARRISON, Nicholas Martin appointeddirector
- 2024-06-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Judith Sarah Harrison Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest | 12/08/2024 |
Pamela Harrison Individual · British · DOB 08/1938 · age 88 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/08/2024 |
Mr Alex John Causier Individual · British · DOB 11/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest | 12/08/2024 |
Mr Nicholas Martin Harrison Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest | 27/06/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
A.E.Spink Ltd
Kelham Street
Doncaster
DN1 3RA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HARRISON, Nicholas Martin→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Pamela→
Activedirector · ~88y · appointed 2024-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 01/08/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-13