TRENTEX ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02822714 · ltd · incorporated 1993-05-28
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 32.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£245.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 32.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
110 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £245,412
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Net Worth
£245k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
£397k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£79k£159k£238k£317k£397kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£259.4k£253.3k
Current assets£396.6k£279.8k
Cash£17.5k£17.3k
Debtors£310.0k£243.3k
Net assets£245.4k£238.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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  2. 2025-03-17
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  3. 2024-06-20
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    BARKER, Beryl Margaret resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-06-20
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    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-02-08
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  6. 2023-03-07
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  7. 2023-03-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-09-26
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-09-26
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-09-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-09-12
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    MILLWARD, Craig Eric appointed
    director
  14. 2022-08-16
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    MILLWARD, Eric resigned
    director
  15. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2021-03-02
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  17. 2020-05-19
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  18. 2019-02-01
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  19. 2018-01-16
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  20. 2017-02-01
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  21. 2016-11-29
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    STEVENS, Kelvan Joseph resigned
    director
  22. 2014-05-01
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Harold resigned
    director
  23. 2013-09-03
    ➖
    DALE, George Peter resigned
    director
  24. 2007-03-31
    ➖
    BISSELL, Christopher David resigned
    director
  25. 2005-06-21
    ➖
    BARKER, John resigned
    director
  26. 1996-09-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 1995-05-30
    ➖
    SHELMT, Stephen Gerard resigned
    director
  28. 1995-03-11
    ➖
    OVERHAND, Wilfred resigned
    director
  29. 1994-01-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midlands (International Storage) Limited
  30. 1994-01-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 1993-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TRENTEX ENGINEERING LIMITED
  32. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    COLCLOUGH, Nicholas David appointed
    director
  33. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    BARKER, Beryl Margaret appointed
    secretary
  34. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1993-05-28
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    BARKER, John appointed
    director
  37. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    BISSELL, Christopher David appointed
    director
  38. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    DALE, George Peter appointed
    director
  39. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Harold appointed
    director
  40. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    MILLWARD, Eric appointed
    director
  41. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    OVERHAND, Wilfred appointed
    director
  42. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    SHELMT, Stephen Gerard appointed
    director
  43. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    STEVENS, Kelvan Joseph appointed
    director
  44. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1993-05-28
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 1993-05-28
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 1993-05-28
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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 Craig Eric Millward
Individual · English · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
—25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control · firm interest12/09/2022
Mr Nicholas David Colclough
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
—25–50%25-50% voting · firm interest30/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Eric Millwardceased 16/08/2022· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1993-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Garner Street
Etruria
Stoke On Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 7AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

COLCLOUGH, Nicholas David→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLWARD, Craig Eric→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Beryl Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 2024-06-20
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 1993-05-28
Resigned
BARKER, John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 2005-06-21
Resigned
BISSELL, Christopher David→
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 2007-03-31
Resigned
DALE, George Peter→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 2013-09-03
Resigned
JOHNSON, Harold→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
MILLWARD, Eric→
director · ~74y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 2022-08-16
Resigned
OVERHAND, Wilfred→
director · ~78y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 1995-03-11
Resigned
SHELMT, Stephen Gerard→
director · ~55y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 1995-05-30
Resigned
STEVENS, Kelvan Joseph→
director · ~74y · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 2016-11-29
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 1993-05-28
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-05-28 · resigned 1993-05-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midlands (International Storage)
Midlands (International Storage) Limited
Legal charge1 property20/01/199413/09/1996
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property20/01/199407/03/2023

Recent filings (110 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14