I'd like to add that I worked with many of the organisers and the former AUK AAA delegates to make many GdS rides AAA eligible; but it's been decided that new (completely unvalidated BTW, the old system required several independent tracks of the same route which I don't believe has happened with the new tool) AUK software knows more about the hills in the South East, which were still there and the same height last time I looked
SE AAA rides have often been on the cusp due to their nature which involves many short sharp climbs and a general lower maximum altitude at the summits. Any new climbing calculation software tool needs to take this into account.
The whole idea of the award was to encourage riders in the SE to ride hilly events without having to exclusively travel to other traditional AAA places in the UK