AUTUMN PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03157265 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 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 accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-03-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-02-28
    ➕
    BHAMBRA, Jatinder Singh appointed
    director
  6. 2026-02-28
    ➖
    BHAMBRA, Gurnam Singh resigned
    director
  7. 2025-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-07-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-05-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-05-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2019-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2003-07-25
    ➕
    BHAMBRA, Kaur appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-07-25
    ➖
    DAINES, Gilbert Leonard resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-07-25
    ➖
    DAINES, Gilbert Leonard resigned
    director
  23. 1996-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTUMN PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
  24. 1996-02-09
    ➕
    DAINES, Gilbert Leonard appointed
    secretary
  25. 1996-02-09
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-02-09
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-02-09
    ➕
    BHAMBRA, Gurnam Singh appointed
    director
  28. 1996-02-09
    ➕
    DAINES, Gilbert Leonard appointed
    director
  29. 1996-02-09
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1996-02-09
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Surinder Kaur Bhambra
Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control28/02/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gurnam Singh Bhambraceased 28/02/2026· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1 National Works
Bath Road
Hounslow
TW4 7EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BHAMBRA, Kaur→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHAMBRA, Jatinder Singh→
director · ~47y · appointed 2026-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAINES, Gilbert Leonard→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-09 · resigned 2003-07-25
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-02-09 · resigned 1996-02-09
Resigned
BHAMBRA, Gurnam Singh→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-02-09 · resigned 2026-02-28
Resigned
DAINES, Gilbert Leonard→
director · ~90y · appointed 1996-02-09 · resigned 2003-07-25
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-02-09 · resigned 1996-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23