WELDING ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04300869 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-08
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (75/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-04
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-09-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2019-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-23
    ➕
    TIERNEY, Wayne appointed
    director
  16. 2018-05-23
    ➖
    HALE, Morag Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-05-23
    ➕
    SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington appointed
    secretary
  18. 2018-05-23
    ➖
    MEREDITH, Christopher resigned
    director
  19. 2018-05-23
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2018-05-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-05-23
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  22. 2018-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-05-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  24. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    HALE, Morag Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  25. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    HARTLEY, James Stephen resigned
    secretary
  26. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    CONNOLLY, Derrick James resigned
    director
  27. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    HARTLEY, Moria Geraldine resigned
    director
  28. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    MEREDITH, Christopher appointed
    director
  29. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    WILD, Maxine Antonia resigned
    director
  31. 2016-01-29
    ➖
    HALLIWELL, Marlene Bernadette resigned
    director
  32. 2001-10-17
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2001-10-17
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2001-10-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WELDING ENGINEERING LIMITED
  35. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    HARTLEY, James Stephen appointed
    director
  36. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    HARTLEY, James Stephen appointed
    secretary
  37. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, Derrick James appointed
    director
  39. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    HALLIWELL, Marlene Bernadette appointed
    director
  40. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Moria Geraldine appointed
    director
  41. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    WILD, Maxine Antonia appointed
    director
  42. 2001-10-08
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Wec Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Wec Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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WELDING ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 04300869

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wec Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/03/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Burnhart Holdings Ltdceased 28/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2001-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Britannia House
Junction Street
Darwen
Lancashire
BB3 2RB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

HARTLEY, James Stephen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TIERNEY, Wayne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALE, Morag Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-23
Resigned
HARTLEY, James Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-23 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2001-10-17
Resigned
CONNOLLY, Derrick James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
HALLIWELL, Marlene Bernadette→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2016-01-29
Resigned
HARTLEY, Moria Geraldine→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
MEREDITH, Christopher→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-23
Resigned
ROBERTS, Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-23
Resigned
WILD, Maxine Antonia→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2001-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-07