A.E. CALLARD (ENGINEERING) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01557831 · ltd · incorporated 1981-04-24
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 May 2025
Net worth
£1.11M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,108,211
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.4m
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.12M | £868.9k |
| Current assets | £1.43M | £1.33M |
| Cash | £1.41M | £1.23M |
| Debtors | £22.6k | £25.0k |
| Net assets | £1.11M | £852.8k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-02-22➖CALLARD, Alan Edward resigneddirector
- 1981-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A.E. CALLARD (ENGINEERING) LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
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 "CALLARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sylvia Freda Callard Individual · British · DOB 08/1933 · age 93 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining
Registered office
237 Westcombe Hill
London
SE3 7DW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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Recent filings (97 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-02