ALMIK ENGINEERING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05096341 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-06
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 12 | 1000 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-19➕BEARD, Luke John appointeddirector
- 2025-03-19➖SMITH, Asha resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-19➖SMITH, Asha Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-03-19➖SMITH, Stephen Alan resigneddirector
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-14➕SMITH, Asha Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-09-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-12➖SMITH, Scott Alan resigneddirector
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20➕SMITH, Asha appointedsecretary
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-07➖SMITH, Alan James resigneddirector
- 2016-11-01➕SMITH, Scott Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-04-10➖SMITH, Anna May resignedsecretary
- 2014-04-10➖SMITH, Anna May resigneddirector
- 2004-04-19➕SMITH, Anna May appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-19➕SMITH, Alan James appointeddirector
- 2004-04-19➕SMITH, Anna May appointeddirector
- 2004-04-19➕SMITH, Stephen Alan appointeddirector
- 2004-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ALMIK ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2004-04-06➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-06➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-06➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-04-06➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Luke John Beard Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 19/03/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen Alan Smithceased 19/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Alan James Smith (Deceased - Executors On Behalf Of)ceased 10/04/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| ALAN COMMERCIAL FINANCE LTD→ 10773021 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALBANY GRANGE LTD→ 06821911 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ALEXANDER JAMES RECRUITING LTD.→ 09993635 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALL PAWS VETS LTD→ 14158123 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALL SPORTS DATA UK LTD→ 13425747 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALLERGIES INDOORS AND OUT LTD→ 07298187 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ALLOCORE LTD→ 11229205 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALLSWAGE UK PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 07157508 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ALLURED LIMITED→ 15185970 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMANDA LEVETE ARCHITECTS LIMITED→ 09150574 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AMAP LTD→ 05774415 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Unit 22d Pershore Trading Estate
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 2DD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)
BEARD, Luke John→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Anna May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2014-04-10
SMITH, Asha→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-12-20 · resigned 2025-03-19
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-06 · resigned 2004-04-06
SMITH, Alan James→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2019-10-07
SMITH, Anna May→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2014-04-10
SMITH, Asha Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2023-09-14 · resigned 2025-03-19
SMITH, Scott Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2016-11-01 · resigned 2023-09-12
SMITH, Stephen Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2025-03-19
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-06 · resigned 2004-04-06
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-14