ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGY AND CONTROL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02828636 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-21
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 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£773.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 23.2y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
19 officers (2 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
131 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
75
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 £773,802
Net assets shrinking
Down £69,902 YoY
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£166k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£774k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£871k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£175k£351k£526k£701k£876kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£779.3k£858.8k
Current assets£870.7k£876.3k
Cash£165.8k£147.6k
Debtors£146.6k£241.3k
Net assets£773.8k£843.7k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
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 (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-11
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    DAVIES, Ross Charles resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-10-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  5. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-28
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2024-10-25
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  8. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-04-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Ross Charles appointed
    director
  12. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-02-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2022-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-02-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2022-02-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2022-02-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2022-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2022-02-10
    ➕
    BROWNE, Raymond Lee appointed
    director
  25. 2022-02-10
    ➕
    TURPIN, Mark Christopher appointed
    director
  26. 2022-02-10
    ➖
    MCRAE, Stephen James Edward resigned
    secretary
  27. 2022-02-10
    ➖
    KING, Wong Kar, Dr resigned
    director
  28. 2022-02-10
    ➖
    MCRAE, Stephen resigned
    director
  29. 2015-01-01
    ➖
    KOON, Lim Gwee resigned
    director
  30. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    MCRAE, Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 2014-12-31
    ➖
    WARBURTON, Paul Jeffrey resigned
    director
  32. 2012-04-01
    ➕
    WARBURTON, Paul Jeffrey appointed
    director
  33. 2012-03-31
    ➖
    CRAWFORD, Alastair Lindsay resigned
    director
  34. 2011-03-30
    ➕
    MCRAE, Stephen James Edward appointed
    secretary
  35. 2011-03-30
    ➖
    BWB SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2010-09-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 2010-07-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 2010-06-21
    ➖
    FARROW, Jane Ann resigned
    secretary
  39. 2010-06-21
    ➕
    BWB SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2010-06-21
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Alastair Lindsay appointed
    director
  41. 2010-06-21
    ➖
    FARROW, Jane Ann resigned
    director
  42. 2010-06-21
    ➖
    FARROW, Nicholas Martin resigned
    director
  43. 2010-06-21
    ➖
    GOUGH, James Michael resigned
    director
  44. 2010-06-21
    ➕
    KING, Wong Kar, Dr appointed
    director
  45. 2010-06-21
    ➕
    KOON, Lim Gwee appointed
    director
  46. 2010-06-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  47. 2003-04-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  48. 2001-09-05
    ➕
    GOUGH, James Michael appointed
    director
  49. 1999-07-02
    ➖
    AYLING, Kevin Thomas resigned
    director
  50. 1995-11-29
    ➕
    FARROW, Nicholas Martin appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Mark Christopher Turpin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/02/2022
Mr Raymond Lee Browne
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/02/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Dr Wong Kar Kingceased 10/02/2022· board control
  • Advanced Engineering Holdings Pte Limitedceased 04/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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7 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
Incorporated1993-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512

Registered office

Broadway
Market Lavington
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 5RQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-02
Last: 2026-06-18

Officers (2 active · 17 resigned)

BROWNE, Raymond Lee→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURPIN, Mark Christopher→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARROW, Jane Ann→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 2010-06-21
Resigned
MCRAE, Stephen James Edward→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-30 · resigned 2022-02-10
Resigned
BWB SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-21 · resigned 2011-03-30
Resigned
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-21 · resigned 1993-06-30
Resigned
AYLING, Kevin Thomas→
director · ~65y · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 1999-07-02
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Alastair Lindsay→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-06-21 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
DAVIES, Ross Charles→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-04-01 · resigned 2026-06-11
Resigned
FARROW, Jane Ann→
director · ~80y · appointed 1994-04-22 · resigned 2010-06-21
Resigned
FARROW, Jane Ann→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 1993-08-27
Resigned
FARROW, Nicholas Martin→
director · ~81y · appointed 1995-11-29 · resigned 2010-06-21
Resigned
FARROW, Nicholas Martin→
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-08-27 · resigned 1994-04-23
Resigned
GOUGH, James Michael→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2010-06-21
Resigned
KING, Wong Kar, Dr→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-06-21 · resigned 2022-02-10
Resigned
KOON, Lim Gwee→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-06-21 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
MCRAE, Stephen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2022-02-10
Resigned
WARBURTON, Paul Jeffrey→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
MC FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-06-21 · resigned 1993-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—09/10/2025—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge of deposit1 property07/09/2010—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge of deposit1 property28/07/2010—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/04/200317/06/2010
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Recent filings (131 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-28
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22