AKRAMATIC ENGINEERING CO. LIMITED

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00896426 · ltd · incorporated 1967-01-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.56M
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 56.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 56.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £3,564,154
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£312k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£3.6m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£2.9m
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£713k£1.4m£2.1m£2.9m£3.6mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.58M£3.25M
Current assets£2.93M£1.87M
Cash£312.0k£249.3k
Debtors£861.3k£706.5k
Net assets£3.56M£3.22M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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  2. 2025-12-19
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  5. 2025-12-19
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  6. 2025-12-18
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    CONSTANCE, Tracy Ann resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-12-18
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    CONSTANCE, Stephen Antony resigned
    director
  8. 2025-12-18
    ➖
    CONSTANCE, Tracy Ann resigned
    director
  9. 2025-12-18
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  10. 2025-12-16
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  11. 2025-12-16
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  12. 2025-12-16
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  13. 2025-07-31
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  14. 2025-05-29
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  15. 2025-05-28
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  16. 2025-05-28
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  17. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2024-08-13
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  19. 2024-08-13
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  20. 2024-08-13
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  23. 2024-08-13
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  24. 2024-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #6
  25. 2024-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #5
  26. 2024-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #4
  27. 2024-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #3
  28. 2024-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 2024-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  31. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  32. 2020-09-03
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    MAGUIRE, Steven appointed
    director
  33. 2014-12-12
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 2011-07-08
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  35. 2006-03-13
    ➕
    CONSTANCE, Tracy Ann appointed
    director
  36. 2002-12-11
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  37. 2002-09-01
    ➕
    CONSTANCE, Tracy Ann appointed
    secretary
  38. 2002-06-26
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    CONSTANCE, Yvonne Jean, Councillor resigned
    secretary
  39. 2002-06-26
    ➖
    CONSTANCE, Yvonne Jean, Councillor resigned
    director
  40. 1997-06-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  41. 1994-07-29
    ➖
    WARD, Terry Peter Ellison resigned
    director
  42. 1993-09-30
    ➖
    CREWS, William Stewart Hyde resigned
    director
  43. 1993-01-01
    ➕
    CONSTANCE, Yvonne Jean, Councillor appointed
    secretary
  44. 1992-12-31
    ➖
    WALKER, Joan resigned
    secretary
  45. 1992-12-09
    ➕
    CONSTANCE, Yvonne Jean, Councillor appointed
    director
  46. 1992-12-09
    ➕
    WARD, Terry Peter Ellison appointed
    director
  47. 1991-12-31
    ➖
    DAVIES, John Leslie resigned
    director
  48. 1991-06-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  49. 1969-12-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  50. 1967-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AKRAMATIC ENGINEERING CO. LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 59 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CONSTANCE, Tracy Ann resigned 2025-12-18; CONSTANCE, Stephen Antony resigned 2025-12-18; CONSTANCE, Tracy Ann resigned 2025-12-18

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

Aeh Alfreton Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aeh Alfreton Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AKRAMATIC ENGINEERING CO. LIMITED
This company · 00896426

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aeh Alfreton Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/12/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Latch Investments Ltdceased 15/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Tracy Ann Constanceceased 21/05/2025· 50-75% shares
  • Mr Stephen Antony Constanceceased 21/05/2025· 25-50% shares

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1967-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Akramatic Engineering Co Ltd Nixs Hill
Nixs Hill Industrial Estate
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 7GN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

MAGUIRE, Steven→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONSTANCE, Tracy Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-01 · resigned 2025-12-18
Resigned
CONSTANCE, Yvonne Jean, Councillor→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-01 · resigned 2002-06-26
Resigned
WALKER, Joan→
secretary · resigned 1992-12-31
Resigned
CONSTANCE, Stephen Antony→
director · ~86y · resigned 2025-12-18
Resigned
CONSTANCE, Tracy Ann→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2025-12-18
Resigned
CONSTANCE, Yvonne Jean, Councillor→
director · ~83y · appointed 1992-12-09 · resigned 2002-06-26
Resigned
CREWS, William Stewart Hyde→
director · ~87y · resigned 1993-09-30
Resigned
DAVIES, John Leslie→
director · ~86y · resigned 1991-12-31
Resigned
WARD, Terry Peter Ellison→
director · ~88y · appointed 1992-12-09 · resigned 1994-07-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—18/12/2025—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/12/201413/08/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/07/201113/08/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property11/12/200213/08/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property10/06/199713/08/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/06/199113/08/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge1 property05/12/196913/08/2024
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Recent filings (135 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-13