A & A GLOVER ENGINEERING LIMITED

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01887417 · ltd · incorporated 1985-02-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.0 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-15
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  11. 2018-08-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2018-08-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2009-10-01
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    BILLINGTON, Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2001-04-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2001-03-29
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    CONLEY, Timothy appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-03-29
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    GLOVER, Ann resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-03-29
    ➖
    GLOVER, Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2001-03-29
    ➖
    GLOVER, Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2000-09-21
    ➖
    CORCORAN, Ursula Michelle resigned
    director
  24. 1998-12-17
    ➕
    CONLEY, Timothy appointed
    director
  25. 1998-12-17
    ➕
    BILLINGTON, Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 1998-12-17
    ➕
    CORCORAN, Ursula Michelle appointed
    director
  27. 1985-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As A & A GLOVER ENGINEERING LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Susan Conley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Tim Conley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1985-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit 11 Jensen Court
Astmoor Industrial Estate
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 1SQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CONLEY, Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-29
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Active
CONLEY, Timothy→
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-12-17
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Active
GLOVER, Ann→
secretary · resigned 2001-03-29
Resigned
BILLINGTON, Anthony→
director · ~82y · appointed 1998-12-17 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
CORCORAN, Ursula Michelle→
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-12-17 · resigned 2000-09-21
Resigned
GLOVER, Andrew→
director · ~82y · resigned 2001-03-29
Resigned
GLOVER, Ann→
director · ~79y · resigned 2001-03-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/04/2001—
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Recent filings (102 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-27