ABSHOT ENGINEERING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01149826 · ltd · incorporated 1973-12-06
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£99.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 32.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £99,794
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£99k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £114.8k | £104.1k |
| Current assets | £99.4k | £79.8k |
| Net assets | £99.8k | £74.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11➖COUPE, Angelina Teresa resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-01➖WALDEN, Antony Donald resigneddirector
- 2020-11-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-31➖COUPE, Brian Leslie resigneddirector
- 2015-03-01➕COLLINS, Julian Adrian appointeddirector
- 2015-03-01➕WALDEN, Antony Donald appointeddirector
- 2003-09-19➕COUPE, Angelina Teresa appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-12➖COUPE, Derek resignedsecretary
- 1998-10-06➕COUPE, Derek appointedsecretary
- 1998-10-06➖SWAIN, Beryl Kathleen resignedsecretary
- 1998-10-06➕COUPE, Brian Leslie appointeddirector
- 1998-10-06➖SWAIN, Beryl Kathleen resigneddirector
- 1998-10-06➖SWAIN, James Ashworth resigneddirector
- 1993-08-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1991-12-31➖ALEN, Michael Gerald resigneddirector
- 1973-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSHOT ENGINEERING LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 53 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Julian Adrian Collins Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Antony Donald Waldenceased 01/01/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining
Registered office
8 Spur Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3EB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)
COLLINS, Julian Adrian→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COUPE, Angelina Teresa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2022-11-11
COUPE, Derek→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2003-09-12
SWAIN, Beryl Kathleen→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-10-06
ALEN, Michael Gerald→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 1991-12-31
COUPE, Brian Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2015-12-31
SWAIN, Beryl Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 1998-10-06
SWAIN, James Ashworth→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1998-10-06
WALDEN, Antony Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2015-03-01 · resigned 2021-01-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 27/08/1993 | — |
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Recent filings (110 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-01-13