AE OCEAN LTD
🌱Startupactive
16040642 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-25
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (67/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
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.
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 | 2025-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AE OCEAN LTD
- 2024-10-25➕GARCIA DE QUEVEDO OCHOA, Ernesto appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-25➕GONZALEZ FARAH, Armando appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-25➕GARCIA DE QUEVEDO OCHOA, Ernesto appointeddirector
- 2024-10-25➕GONZALEZ FARAH, Armando appointeddirector
- 2024-10-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
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Mr Armando Gonzalez Farah Individual · Mexican · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 25/10/2024 |
Mr Ernesto Garcia De Quevedo Ochoa Individual · Mexican · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 25/10/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
GARCIA DE QUEVEDO OCHOA, Ernesto→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-10-25
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GONZALEZ FARAH, Armando→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-10-25
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GARCIA DE QUEVEDO OCHOA, Ernesto→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-10-25
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GONZALEZ FARAH, Armando→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-10-25
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Recent filings (3 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-25