WEC MACHINING LTD

🌳Matureactive

00353015 · ltd · incorporated 1939-05-15

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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Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Machining

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (85/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 55.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 55.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

128 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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 Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	5400	5200

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-09-30
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SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington resigned
secretary
2025-09-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-08
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-08
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-10-08
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-08-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-20
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-30
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Comerica Bank
2023-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-16
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Comerica Bank, N.A.
2022-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-23
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WILD, Wayne Anthony resigned
director
2020-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-11-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-11-19
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-05-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-06-04
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SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington appointed
secretary
2018-05-23
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TIERNEY, Wayne appointed
director
2018-05-23
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MEREDITH, Christopher resigned
director
2018-05-23
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ROBERTS, Andrew resigned
director
2018-05-01
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FITZPATRICK, Stephen James resigned
director
2018-05-01
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MEREDITH, Christopher appointed
director
2018-05-01
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ROBERTS, Andrew appointed
director
2018-05-01
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WILD, Wayne Anthony appointed
director
2016-11-10
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FITZPATRICK, Stephen James appointed
director
2014-02-13
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APLIN, Paul resigned
director
2010-04-30
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HARTLEY, James Stephen appointed
director
2010-04-30
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DIXON, Vernethe resigned
secretary
2010-04-30
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APLIN, Paul appointed
director
2010-04-30
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DIXON, Alan resigned
director
2010-04-30
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DIXON, Vernethe resigned
director
2010-04-30
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PICKUP, Keith John resigned
director
2010-04-20
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-04-20
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Charge satisfied #1
1996-03-14
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NUTTER, Dorothy Mary resigned
director
1996-03-14
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NUTTER, Raymond resigned
director
1993-03-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Royscot Trust PLC
1971-04-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1939-05-15
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Company incorporated
As WEC MACHINING LTD

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 87 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

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

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Wec Group Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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WEC MACHINING LTD

This company · 00353015

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Wec Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	28/03/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Burnhart Holdings Ltdceased 28/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1939-05-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Britannia House

Junction Street

Darwen

Lancashire

BB3 2RB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-10

Last: 2026-05-27

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

HARTLEY, James Stephen→

director · ~71y · appointed 2010-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TIERNEY, Wayne→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DIXON, Vernethe→

secretary · resigned 2010-04-30

Resigned

SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington→

secretary · appointed 2018-06-04 · resigned 2025-09-30

Resigned

APLIN, Paul→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-04-30 · resigned 2014-02-13

Resigned

DIXON, Alan→

director · ~81y · resigned 2010-04-30

Resigned

DIXON, Vernethe→

director · ~79y · resigned 2010-04-30

Resigned

FITZPATRICK, Stephen James→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-11-10 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

MEREDITH, Christopher→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-23

Resigned

NUTTER, Dorothy Mary→

director · ~101y · resigned 1996-03-14

Resigned

NUTTER, Raymond→

director · ~106y · resigned 1996-03-14

Resigned

PICKUP, Keith John→

director · ~78y · resigned 2010-04-30

Resigned

ROBERTS, Andrew→

director · ~51y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-23

Resigned

WILD, Wayne Anthony→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2020-12-23

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Comerica Bank	A registered charge	—	30/04/2024	08/10/2024
satisfied	Comerica Bank, N.A.	A registered charge	—	16/06/2023	08/10/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	19/11/2019	20/08/2024
satisfied	Royscot Trust Royscot Trust PLC	Assignment	1 property	31/03/1993	20/04/2010
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	02/04/1971	20/04/2010

Recent filings (128 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-27

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-03-30

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-09-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-17

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-08

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-08

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-08-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-08-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-18

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-07-10

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2023-06-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-08-09