[4] The underlying assets in these funds range from a Gala Bingo Hall in Borehamwood, to the Ryde Arena on the Isle of Wight.

In October 2016 AEW UK closed Ryde Arena, an ice skating rink on the Isle of Wight which was being run by a local community group, without notice.

Children expecting to attend regular hockey and skating practice found themselves locked out of the building.

[5] In June 2016 a planning application submitted by AEW UK for 76 flats in Bournemouth's Beales store was unanimously rejected[6][7] after a campaign by locals and the owners of Beales backed by Conor Burns MP.

[8] The 65 studio and 11 one bedroom flats with no parking which were described by AEW UK as "an environmentally sustainable approach" which "made the best use of the building"[9] were rejected by councillors as "shabby" and "appalling".