A.H.DODD & COMPANY(ENGINEERS)LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00539781 · ltd · incorporated 1954-10-28
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
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 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 46.4y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,142
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 8.6% YoY
Current Assets
£142k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£40k£80k£120k£159k£199kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£120.6k£21.6k
Current assets£142.1k£199.3k
Cash£27.6k£101.7k
Debtors£104.0k£87.6k
Net assets£2.1k£2.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  2. 2025-09-30
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  3. 2024-03-21
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  4. 2023-05-15
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  5. 2022-05-11
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  6. 2021-06-04
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  7. 2020-06-18
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  8. 2019-03-20
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  9. 2018-03-14
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  10. 2017-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2017-09-08
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-08-24
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  13. 2017-08-24
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  14. 2017-07-17
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  15. 2017-07-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-06-12
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    BUSH, Carl Lewis appointed
    director
  17. 2017-06-12
    ➕
    BUSH, Ryan James appointed
    director
  18. 2011-07-12
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    BUSH, Sonia Natalie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-02-04
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    Charge satisfied #4
  20. 2005-02-04
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2005-02-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2005-02-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2004-11-11
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    BUSH, Sonia Natalie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-11-11
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    DODD, John Russell resigned
    director
  25. 2004-11-11
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2004-11-10
    ➖
    BUSH, Coilin Charles resigned
    secretary
  27. 2004-09-01
    ➕
    BUSH, Colin Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2004-09-01
    ➕
    BUSH, Coilin Charles appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-08-31
    ➖
    CLUTTERBUCK, Mary Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  30. 1996-05-26
    ➖
    DODD, Doris Irene resigned
    director
  31. 1994-03-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: William Browning
  32. 1994-03-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Doris Irene Dodd
  33. 1992-01-10
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    DODD, Albert Horace resigned
    director
  34. 1989-03-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  35. 1979-12-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  36. 1954-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A.H.DODD & COMPANY(ENGINEERS)LIMITED

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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

90/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 72 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sonia Bush
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Colin Charles Bush
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1954-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

The Old Post Office
41-43 Market Place
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 3HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BUSH, Carl Lewis→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-06-12
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Active
BUSH, Colin Charles→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-09-01
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Active
BUSH, Ryan James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUSH, Coilin Charles→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2004-11-10
Resigned
BUSH, Sonia Natalie→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-11 · resigned 2011-07-12
Resigned
CLUTTERBUCK, Mary Elizabeth→
secretary · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned
DODD, Albert Horace→
director · ~119y · resigned 1992-01-10
Resigned
DODD, Doris Irene→
director · ~120y · resigned 1996-05-26
Resigned
DODD, John Russell→
director · ~92y · resigned 2004-11-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/11/2004—
satisfied
William Browning / John Russell Dodd
Debenture1 property08/03/199404/02/2005
satisfied
Doris Irene Dodd
Debenture1 property08/03/199404/02/2005
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property03/03/198904/02/2005
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property24/12/197904/02/2005
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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-12