A E D PARTNERS LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £119.0k | £109.2k |
| Current assets | £88.5k | £110.4k |
| Cash | £18.5k | £27.9k |
| Debtors | £66.1k | £78.9k |
| Net assets | £105.7k | £104.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs A E D PARTNERS LTD
- 2015-03-30➕DYE, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2015-03-30➕DYE, Sally Anne appointeddirector
- 2015-03-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Dye Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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