ADDMORE ENGINEERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03877674 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-16
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 25.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£4.48M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 25.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
77 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,479,923
Cash YoY
+23%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.3m
↑ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£4.5m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2.3m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.59M | £4.55M |
| Current assets | £2.26M | £2.24M |
| Cash | £1.28M | £1.04M |
| Debtors | £756.1k | £956.0k |
| Net assets | £4.48M | £4.44M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-01➕VASQUEZ, Frank Michael appointeddirector
- 2015-05-19➕VASQUEZ, Benjamin Francis appointeddirector
- 2010-01-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-05-13➕VASQUEZ, Frank Michael appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-13➖VASQUEZ, Siobhan Marian resignedsecretary
- 2003-05-13➖VASQUEZ, Frank Michael resigneddirector
- 2000-06-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDMORE ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 1999-11-16➕VASQUEZ, Siobhan Marian appointeddirector
- 1999-11-16➕VASQUEZ, Siobhan Marian appointedsecretary
- 1999-11-16➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-16➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-16➕VASQUEZ, Frank Michael appointeddirector
- 1999-11-16➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-11-16➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Benjamin Francis Vasquez Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/01/2024 |
Mr Frank Michael Vasquez Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Siobhan Marian Vasquezceased 11/01/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
32 Lister Drive
Northampton
NN4 9XE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
VASQUEZ, Frank Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-05-13
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VASQUEZ, Benjamin Francis→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-05-19
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VASQUEZ, Frank Michael→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2017-12-01
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VASQUEZ, Siobhan Marian→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 1999-11-16
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VASQUEZ, Siobhan Marian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 2003-05-13
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 1999-11-16
VASQUEZ, Frank Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 2003-05-13
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 1999-11-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 09/06/2000 | 26/01/2010 |
Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-25