A E S SOLAR LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC249497 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-05-14
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Lynn Jennifer appointed
    director
  5. 2023-12-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-12-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-06-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2009-05-16
    ➖
    LOCK, Geoffrey Hampton resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-08-29
    ➖
    GOUDSMIT, George Frederic Emanuel resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-08-29
    ➕
    LOCK, Geoffrey Hampton appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A E S SOLAR LTD.
  22. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    GOUDSMIT, George Frederic Emanuel appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    GOUDSMIT, George Frederic Emanuel appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-05-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-05-15
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Aes Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aes Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A E S SOLAR LTD.
This company · SC249497

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aes Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/12/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George Frederic Emanuel Goudsmitceased 14/12/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2003-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Aes Building
Lea Road
Forres
Morayshire
IV36 1AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Lynn Jennifer→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOUDSMIT, George Frederic Emanuel→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOUDSMIT, George Frederic Emanuel→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2004-08-29
Resigned
LOCK, Geoffrey Hampton→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-29 · resigned 2009-05-16
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-17