BACK STAGE ENGINEERING LTD
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -80% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 26.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-9.8k | £-8.7k |
| Current assets | £2.7k | £3.7k |
| Cash | £116 | £592 |
| Debtors | £2.6k | £3.1k |
| Net assets | £-10.5k | £-9.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08➖COLLER, Brian Quentin resignedsecretary
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2005-02-11➕COLLER, Brian Quentin appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-11➖HICKMAN, Sarah Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-20➖BREDDY, Sean Alexander resigneddirector
- 2000-12-22➕BREDDY, Sean Alexander appointeddirector
- 2000-07-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 1990-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BACK STAGE ENGINEERING LTD
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Parallel House (Group) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parallel House (Group) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/07/2000 | 24/09/2013 |