AEB HOSPITALITY LTD

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16223632 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-03
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 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
4 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
    BATES, Elliott resigned
    secretary
  2. 2025-12-03
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-12-02
    BATES, Adam resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-12-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AEB HOSPITALITY LTD
  6. 2025-02-03
    BATES, Adam appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-03
    BATES, Elliott appointed
    director
  8. 2025-02-03
    BATES, Adam appointed
    secretary
  9. 2025-02-03
    BATES, Elliott appointed
    secretary
  10. 2025-02-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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: BATES, Adam resigned 2025-12-02; BATES, Elliott resigned 2025-12-03

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Elliott Bates
Individual · British · DOB 10/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/02/2025
Mr Adam Bates
Individual · British · DOB 05/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/02/2025

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
Incorporated2025-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

20 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BATES, Adam
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-02-03
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Active
BATES, Elliott
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-02-03
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Active
BATES, Adam
secretary · appointed 2025-02-03 · resigned 2025-12-02
Resigned
BATES, Elliott
secretary · appointed 2025-02-03 · resigned 2025-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (4 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-03