ANDERSON ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04775044 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-22
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 23.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.0y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees900900

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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  2. 2024-07-01
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  3. 2023-09-27
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  4. 2022-07-14
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  5. 2021-09-09
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  6. 2020-09-11
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  7. 2019-09-12
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  8. 2018-09-17
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  9. 2017-09-07
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  10. 2017-04-11
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    address · AD01
  11. 2016-09-09
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-10
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  13. 2016-02-25
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-01-01
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    MEYRICK, Sharon appointed
    director
  15. 2015-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-06-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-12-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2007-08-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited
  19. 2005-02-11
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    ANDERSON, Lisa appointed
    director
  20. 2004-09-15
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    ANDERSON, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-09-07
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    MILLER, Christopher Roddy resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-09-07
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    MILLER, Christopher Roddy resigned
    director
  23. 2004-09-07
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    SUTTON, Alan Raymond resigned
    director
  24. 2003-07-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2003-05-29
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    ANDERSON, Christopher James Stuart appointed
    director
  26. 2003-05-29
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    MILLER, Christopher Roddy appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-05-29
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-05-29
    ➕
    MILLER, Christopher Roddy appointed
    director
  29. 2003-05-29
    ➕
    SUTTON, Alan Raymond appointed
    director
  30. 2003-05-29
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDERSON ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  32. 2003-05-22
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2003-05-22
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED 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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lisa Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/05/2017
Mr Christopher James Stuart Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/05/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Anderson House Pitt Street East
Burslem
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 2AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

ANDERSON, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Christopher James Stuart→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Lisa→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEYRICK, Sharon→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Christopher Roddy→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2004-09-07
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-22 · resigned 2003-05-29
Resigned
MILLER, Christopher Roddy→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2004-09-07
Resigned
SUTTON, Alan Raymond→
director · ~91y · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2004-09-07
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-22 · resigned 2003-05-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Invoice Finance
Close Invoice Finance Limited
Debenture1 property01/08/2007—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/07/200317/12/2007
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-22