EUROTECH COMBUSTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02308239 · ltd · incorporated 1988-10-24
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
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
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27➖GARNETT, Anthony Brian resigneddirector
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-20➕GARNETT, Joanna Clare appointeddirector
- 2017-10-20➕GARNETT, Rhys appointeddirector
- 2017-10-20➖GARNETT, Jennifer resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-20➖GARNETT, Jennifer resigneddirector
- 1988-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs EUROTECH COMBUSTIONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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 |
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Mr Anthony Brian Garnett Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/05/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jennifer Garnettceased 20/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated1988-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Parkside Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 7DU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
GARNETT, Joanna Clare→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARNETT, Rhys→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARNETT, Jennifer→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2017-10-20
GARNETT, Anthony Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2024-08-27
GARNETT, Jennifer→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2017-10-20
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Recent filings (101 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-30