DRURY PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD
🌳Matureactive
03243640 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-29
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 22.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29320
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £10.57M |
| Current assets | — | £7.04M |
| Cash | — | £2.82M |
| Debtors | — | £1.46M |
| Net assets | — | £9.53M |
| Average employees | 4100 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-04-14➕COOPER, Nicholas Joseph James appointeddirector
- 2014-04-07➖DRURY, Robert John resigneddirector
- 2013-07-13🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2011-10-01➖WOOD, Chelsea Lee resignedsecretary
- 2010-10-01➕WOOD, Chelsea Lee appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-01➖SHEPHERD, Jacqueline Ann resignedsecretary
- 2008-01-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-10-10➖DRURY, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2007-08-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-05-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-05-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2004-09-17➕RACK, Daniel Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-09-17➕VINES, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2004-04-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 2004-01-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1998-06-05➖BRAITHWAITE, Peter Ralph Christopher resignedsecretary
- 1998-06-05➕SHEPHERD, Jacqueline Ann appointedsecretary
- 1997-11-27➖DRURY, Lynn Alice resigneddirector
- 1996-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs DRURY PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD
- 1996-08-29➕BRAITHWAITE, Peter Ralph Christopher appointedsecretary
- 1996-08-29➕DRURY, Lynn Alice appointeddirector
- 1996-08-29➕DRURY, Robert John appointeddirector
- 1996-08-29➕DRURY, Sarah appointeddirector
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
5 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel John Wood Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · trust interest | 18/09/2025 |
Mr Robert John Drury Individual · British · DOB 06/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Christopher Paul Vines Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/06/2016 |
Mr Daniel Robert Rack Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/06/2016 |
Mr Nicholas Joseph James Cooper Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Sarah Druryceased 18/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest
- Mr John Norman Scammellceased 18/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29320 — SIC 29320
Registered office
Beechings Way
Alford
Lincolnshire
LN13 9JE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-29
Last: 2026-07-15
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
COOPER, Nicholas Joseph James→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2014-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RACK, Daniel Robert→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2004-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VINES, Christopher Paul→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2004-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAITHWAITE, Peter Ralph Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 1998-06-05
SHEPHERD, Jacqueline Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-06-05 · resigned 2010-09-01
WOOD, Chelsea Lee→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2011-10-01
DRURY, Lynn Alice→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 1997-11-27
DRURY, Robert John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 2014-04-07
DRURY, Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 2007-10-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/05/2007 | 13/07/2013 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/05/2007 | 18/09/2024 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 02/04/2004 | 19/01/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/01/2004 | 15/08/2007 |
Recent filings (116 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-27