D.A.S ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 20 | 1900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-11🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-11-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-11-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (T/as Clydesdale Bank & Yorkshire Bank)
- 2003-04-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 2001-02-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 2000-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs D.A.S ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2000-12-20➕STONE, Carole Anne appointedsecretary
- 2000-12-20➕STONE, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2000-12-20➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-20➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Das Engineering Services Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Das Engineering Services Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/10/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Das Engineering Group Limitedceased 17/10/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- D.A.S Engineering Holdings Limitedceased 13/10/2023· 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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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (T/as Clydesdale Bank & Yorkshire Bank) | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/11/2012 | 11/11/2019 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/04/2003 | 11/11/2019 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/02/2001 | 11/11/2019 |