YATES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04421810 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-22
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 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 12.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-01-01
    ➖
    HEATHCOTE SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-22
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-18
    ➕
    AMERSHAM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2014-03-11
    ➕
    YATES, Lisa Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-03
    ➖
    YATES, Lisa Ann resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  21. 2013-08-01
    ➖
    BANNER, Stuart John resigned
    director
  22. 2008-03-31
    ➕
    BANNER, Stuart John appointed
    director
  23. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    YATES, Lisa Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    LE GRANDE, Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2003-07-21
    ➕
    LE GRANDE, Richard appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-30
    ➖
    SYCKELMOORE, Philip Francis William resigned
    director
  27. 2002-04-27
    ➕
    YATES, Darren appointed
    director
  28. 2002-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As YATES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
  29. 2002-04-22
    ➕
    HEATHCOTE SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2002-04-22
    ➕
    SYCKELMOORE, Philip Francis William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YATES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Darren Yates
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Unit 3 Eastcote Industrial Estate
Field End Road
Ruislip
Middlesex
HA4 9XG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

AMERSHAM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-04-18
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Active
YATES, Darren→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YATES, Lisa Ann→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEATHCOTE SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2023-01-01
Resigned
BANNER, Stuart John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2013-08-01
Resigned
LE GRANDE, Richard→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-07-21 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
SYCKELMOORE, Philip Francis William→
director · ~90y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned
YATES, Lisa Ann→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2014-03-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/03/2014—
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Recent filings (83 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30