ADVANCED ACTUATORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03847220 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29310
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 26.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 2600 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-01➕JENSON, Jacob Ravn appointeddirector
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-05-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-24➕ELLERTON, Lee Anthony appointeddirector
- 2025-02-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Christopher Woodhead
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-19➕PEACE, Lee Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-23➖LUND, Pamela Anne resignedsecretary
- 2020-11-23➖LUND, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2020-11-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Stephen John Lund
- 2020-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 1999-10-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 1999-09-27➕WOODHEAD, Christopher appointeddirector
- 1999-09-27➕LUND, Pamela Anne appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-27➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-27➕LUND, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 1999-09-27➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED ACTUATORS LIMITED
- 1999-09-23➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-23➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Advanced Engineering Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Advanced Engineering Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADVANCED ACTUATORS LIMITED
This company · 03847220
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Advanced Engineering Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/05/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Sclw Limitedceased 31/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29310 — SIC 29310
Registered office
Unit 4 Ryefield Way
Silsden
West Yorkshire
BD20 0EF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
ELLERTON, Lee Anthony→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JENSON, Jacob Ravn→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PEACE, Lee Andrew→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOODHEAD, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1999-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LUND, Pamela Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 2020-11-23
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-23 · resigned 1999-09-27
LUND, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 2020-11-23
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-23 · resigned 1999-09-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| outstanding | Christopher Woodhead | A registered charge | — | 24/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Stephen John Lund | A registered charge | — | 23/11/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/10/1999 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-14