ALLAN HAYES ENGINEERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01329537 · ltd · incorporated 1977-09-12
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 36.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 36.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1600 | 1600 |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-28➕TULLETT, Kim Steven, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2021-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-05-06➖ORMEROD, Kandy Sylvia resignedsecretary
- 2021-05-06➖HAYES, Allan Richard resigneddirector
- 2021-01-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-01➖HAYES, Paul Allan resigneddirector
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-31➕HAYES, Louise appointeddirector
- 2000-04-04➕HAYES, Paul Allan appointeddirector
- 1990-07-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1989-07-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1977-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLAN HAYES ENGINEERING LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAYES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Louise Hayes Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Allan Hayesceased 01/09/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining
Registered office
Unit 8c, 8d & 8e Charlwoods Road
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 2HG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HAYES, Louise→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TULLETT, Kim Steven, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ORMEROD, Kandy Sylvia→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2021-05-06
HAYES, Allan Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2021-05-06
HAYES, Paul Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2000-04-04 · resigned 2020-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 18/07/1990 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 28/07/1989 | — |
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Recent filings (103 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04