AEL GROUP (NORTHERN) LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.8k |
| Current assets | £206.6k |
| Cash | £107.2k |
| Debtors | £99.3k |
| Net assets | £3.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AEL GROUP (NORTHERN) LIMITED
- 2025-02-20➕WILLIS, Lee Trevor appointeddirector
- 2025-02-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Victoria Willis Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/02/2025 |
Mr Lee Trevor Willis Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/02/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Southview Investments Ne Limitedceased 09/04/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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