ALLEN ENGINEERING (ROTHERHAM) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04779509 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£53.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.4y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.4 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £53,360
Cash YoY
+12684%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↑ 12684% YoY
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£105k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£31k£62k£92k£123k£154kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£142.3k£107.2k
Current assets£105.3k£153.9k
Cash£13.8k£108
Debtors£50.7k£105.2k
Net assets£53.4k£36.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-03-24
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  3. 2024-09-26
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  4. 2024-06-26
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  5. 2024-06-26
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  6. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-28
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  8. 2021-10-01
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  9. 2020-12-18
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  10. 2019-08-07
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  11. 2018-07-12
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  12. 2017-06-13
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  13. 2016-09-20
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  14. 2016-06-24
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  15. 2015-09-08
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  16. 2015-06-16
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  17. 2012-01-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    ALLEN, Mark Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2003-07-02
    ➕
    ALLEN, Stuart Robert appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-07-02
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    ALLEN, Mark Robert resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-06-05
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    ALLEN, Mark Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2003-06-04
    ➕
    ALLEN, Stuart Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2003-06-04
    ➕
    ALLEN, Mark Robert appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-06-04
    ➕
    ALLEN, Mark Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2003-05-30
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-05-30
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  27. 2003-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLEN ENGINEERING (ROTHERHAM) LIMITED
  28. 2003-05-29
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-05-29
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "ALLEN" — 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-12

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Robert Allen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mr Stuart Robert Allen
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

North Street
Thornhill
Rotherham
S60 1LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ALLEN, Stuart Robert→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-02
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Active
ALLEN, Mark Robert→
director · ~44y · appointed 2003-09-01
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Active
ALLEN, Stuart Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-06-04
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Active
ALLEN, Mark Robert→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-04 · resigned 2003-07-02
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2003-05-30
Resigned
ALLEN, Mark Robert→
director · ~44y · appointed 2003-06-04 · resigned 2003-06-05
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2003-05-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property06/01/2012—
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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04