ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
02141868 · ltd · incorporated 1987-06-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 36.9y

60/100
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.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £369,481
Slipped into loss
Moved from profit to loss this year

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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax£-369.5k£546.7k
Average employees505200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
2
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-07-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-07-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  4. 2026-07-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-01
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    GILES, Carla Maria appointed
    director
  9. 2024-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2023-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-09-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2017-04-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  21. 2017-04-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  22. 2012-01-31
    ➕
    HUDSON, Philip John appointed
    director
  23. 2010-04-07
    ➖
    FORSHAW, Sheila resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-04-07
    ➖
    HUDSON, Philip John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-03-28
    ➕
    HUDSON, Philip John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-03-28
    ➖
    BURKE, Kenneth Patrick resigned
    director
  27. 2005-07-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2002-01-04
    ➖
    FORSHAW, Alan Ronald resigned
    director
  29. 1996-05-17
    ➖
    WARHAM, John Frederick resigned
    director
  30. 1992-10-01
    ➕
    DOWNING, Nigel appointed
    director
  31. 1992-10-01
    ➕
    BURKE, Kenneth Patrick appointed
    director
  32. 1989-08-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1987-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
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

Assembly Techniques (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Assembly Techniques (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES LIMITED
This company · 02141868

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
Assembly Techniques (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 5 Tameside Court
Fifth Avenue
Dukinfield
Cheshire
SK16 4PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DOWNING, Nigel→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILES, Carla Maria→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUDSON, Philip John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORSHAW, Sheila→
secretary · resigned 2010-04-07
Resigned
HUDSON, Philip John→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-28 · resigned 2010-04-07
Resigned
BURKE, Kenneth Patrick→
director · ~67y · appointed 1992-10-01 · resigned 2008-03-28
Resigned
FORSHAW, Alan Ronald→
director · ~87y · resigned 2002-01-04
Resigned
WARHAM, John Frederick→
director · ~81y · resigned 1996-05-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—24/04/2017—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—24/04/2017—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property22/07/200506/07/2026
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property14/08/198906/07/2026
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Recent filings (114 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-07-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-05