AES-MARCONI LIMITED

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NI603948 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-02

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 15.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 15.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	300	300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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accounts · AA
2020-12-23
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accounts · AA
2019-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-10-02
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accounts · AA
2017-08-22
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2017-08-22
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2017-08-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-08-17
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accounts · AA
2017-06-15
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mortgage · MR01
2017-05-31
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee)
2016-09-29
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accounts · AA
2015-10-06
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accounts · AA
2012-01-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Itself and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC
2010-12-17
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Heather Dundee
2010-12-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Paul Mcevoy
2010-12-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
2010-11-11
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MCEVOY, Paul Thomas appointed
secretary
2010-11-11
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DUNDEE, Timothy Alexander appointed
director
2010-11-11
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JOHNSTON, Colin James appointed
director
2010-11-11
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MCEVOY, Paul Thomas appointed
director
2010-11-11
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MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-11-11
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FULTON, Richard resigned
director
2010-11-11
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KEARNS, John Joseph resigned
director
2010-08-02
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Company incorporated
As AES-MARCONI LIMITED
2010-08-02
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MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-08-02
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FULTON, Richard appointed
director
2010-08-02
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KEARNS, John Joseph appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Joseph Smyth Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Paul Thomas Mcevoy Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2010-08-02

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Chamber Of Commerce House

22 Great Victoria Street

Belfast

BT2 7BA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-16

Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

MCEVOY, Paul Thomas→

secretary · appointed 2010-11-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUNDEE, Timothy Alexander→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-11-11

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Active

JOHNSTON, Colin James→

director · ~60y · appointed 2010-11-11

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Active

MCEVOY, Paul Thomas→

director · ~59y · appointed 2010-11-11

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Active

MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-08-02 · resigned 2010-11-11

Resigned

FULTON, Richard→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-08-02 · resigned 2010-11-11

Resigned

KEARNS, John Joseph→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-08-02 · resigned 2010-11-11

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Trustee)	A registered charge	—	31/05/2017	—
outstanding	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Itself and Bank of Ireland (UK) The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Itself and Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC	Assignment of life policy	1 property	18/01/2012	—
outstanding	Heather Dundee / Timothy Dundee	Debenture	1 property	17/12/2010	—
outstanding	Paul Mcevoy / Colin Johnston	Debenture	1 property	17/12/2010	—
outstanding	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland	Debenture	1 property	17/12/2010	—

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