ADNET PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05094023 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£244.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £244,933
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£301k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£245k
↑ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£509k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£102k£204k£305k£407k£509kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£597.4k£466.5k
Current assets£508.8k£441.4k
Cash£300.7k£260.6k
Debtors£136.0k£119.6k
Net assets£244.9k£225.1k

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.

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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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-09
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-23
    DAY, Adrian Keith resigned
    director
  7. 2022-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-03-03
    DAY, Caroline appointed
    director
  9. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-06
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-08-07
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-07
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  15. 2016-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-08-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2004-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADNET PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
  20. 2004-04-05
    DAY, Janet Elisabeth appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-04-05
    DAVIS, Howard appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-04-05
    DAVIS, Howard resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-04-05
    DAY, Adrian Keith appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Day's Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Day's Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ADNET PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 05094023

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
Day's Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
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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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Unit B1, Nexus Court Hurricane
Road, Gloucester Business Park
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL3 4AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DAY, Janet Elisabeth
secretary · appointed 2004-04-05
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Active
DAY, Caroline
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-03-03
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Active
DAVIS, Howard
secretary · appointed 2004-04-05 · resigned 2004-04-05
Resigned
DAY, Adrian Keith
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-04-05 · resigned 2022-10-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property02/08/2005
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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14