A.K. BRYAN MOULD ENGINEERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02807029 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-05
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 29.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.40M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 29.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
96 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,395,741

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£188k
Net Worth
£3.4m
Current Assets
£1.5m
Current Liabilities
—
£0£679k£1.4m£2.0m£2.7m£3.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.64M—
Current assets£1.45M—
Cash£188.4k—
Debtors£1.26M—
Net assets£3.40M—
Average employees—-2000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-04-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-04-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-12-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-12-04
    ➖
    BRYAN, Richard resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-10-18
    ➖
    BRYAN, Richard resigned
    director
  20. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    BRYAN, Samuel William appointed
    director
  21. 2012-07-10
    ➖
    BRYAN, Gillian resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    BRYAN, Richard appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-07-10
    ➖
    BRYAN, Alan Keith resigned
    director
  24. 2012-07-10
    ➖
    BRYAN, Gillian resigned
    director
  25. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    BRYAN, Richard appointed
    director
  26. 2001-12-04
    ➕
    BRYAN, David appointed
    director
  27. 1999-08-05
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 1997-04-10
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1993-04-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.K. BRYAN MOULD ENGINEERS LIMITED
  30. 1993-04-05
    ➕
    BRYAN, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  31. 1993-04-05
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1993-04-05
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1993-04-05
    ➕
    BRYAN, Alan Keith appointed
    director
  34. 1993-04-05
    ➕
    BRYAN, Gillian appointed
    director
  35. 1993-04-05
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1993-04-05
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +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 "BRYAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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
Mr David Bryan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control05/04/2017
Mr Samuel William Bryan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36
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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Manufacturing · NG postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A F SWITCHGEAR LIMITED→
01179371 · est 1974 · no financials extracted
————51y——
A.H.GARNER LIMITED→
00465648 · est 1949 · no financials extracted
————77y——
A&J GRANITE SOLUTIONS LTD→
06354094 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————18y——
AAFIYA SCENTS LTD→
12413434 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————6y——
ABBEY INTERIORS HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD→
13251757 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ACCESS SERVICE AND REPAIR LIMITED→
06658298 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————17y——
ACORN CONCEPTUAL TEXTILES LTD→
05382506 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
————21y——
ADAMS AGILITY EQUIPMENT LTD→
17088499 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
ADEPT (BPT) LIMITED→
05159611 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————21y——
ADL JOINERY LTD→
11868545 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ADVANCED CRAFT JOINERY LIMITED→
04660483 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————23y——
ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC GROUP LTD→
10492541 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

C/O Haworth Associates Nunn Brook Road
Huthwaite
Sutton-In-Ashfield
NG17 2HU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BRYAN, David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRYAN, Samuel William→
director · ~36y · appointed 2012-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRYAN, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 2012-07-10
Resigned
BRYAN, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-10 · resigned 2017-12-04
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 1993-04-05
Resigned
BRYAN, Alan Keith→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 2012-07-10
Resigned
BRYAN, Gillian→
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 2012-07-10
Resigned
BRYAN, Richard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-07-10 · resigned 2012-10-18
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 1993-04-05
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties05/08/1999—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property10/04/1997—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17