I LOVE AE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC529934 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-17

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 · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
· Hygiene score: 90 → 70
· Opportunity score: 78 → 69
· Bankability: 75 → 65

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 1 positive.

·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
↓Opportunity score: 78 → 69
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
↓Bankability: 75 → 65
↑Filings: 20 → 23
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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

£48

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

23 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £48

Net assets shrinking

Down £534 YoY

Cash YoY

-2%

Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£207

↓ 1.9% YoY

Net Worth

£48

↓ 92% YoY

Current Assets

£361

↓ 58% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£48	£582	£466
Current assets	£361	£854	£885
Cash	£207	£211	£212
Debtors	£154	£393	£423
Net assets	£48	£582	£466

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-05-19
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-08
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dissolution · DS01
2026-05-06
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accounts · AA
2025-11-13
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2024-12-06
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accounts · AA
2023-12-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-12
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accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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2021-12-01
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2020-11-22
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2019-11-19
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2018-11-19
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2017-10-13
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2016-03-17
🏢
Company incorporated
As I LOVE AE LIMITED
2016-03-17
➕
LOVE, Karin appointed
secretary
2016-03-17
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LOVE, Ian appointed
director
2016-03-17
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LOVE, Karin appointed
director
2016-03-17
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

96/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LOVE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-03

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Love Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/06/2016
Mrs Karin Love Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated2016-03-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

33 33 Inshes Mews

Inverness

IV2 5HY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-03OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LOVE, Karin→

secretary · appointed 2016-03-17

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Active

LOVE, Ian→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-03-17

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LOVE, Karin→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-03-17

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Recent filings (23 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-05-19

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-05-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-12-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-11-22