EURO TECHNIC (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05329061 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£-4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 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
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,455
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-4.5k | £-3.8k |
| Debtors | £84 | £77 |
| Net assets | £-4.5k | £-3.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15➕JIAN, Kau Hau appointeddirector
- 2020-09-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2019-06-18📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2019-04-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2014-05-21➖HOWSONS SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-09-26➖KENNEDY, Alastair resigneddirector
- 2005-01-21➕YONG MING, Kau appointeddirector
- 2005-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs EURO TECHNIC (UK) LIMITED
- 2005-01-11➕HOWSONS SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-01-11➕KENNEDY, Alastair appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
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 Kau Yong Ming Individual · Malaysian · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 11/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Cherry Tree Court
Cross Street
Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 6BL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
JIAN, Kau Hau→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2020-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YONG MING, Kau→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOWSONS SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-11 · resigned 2014-05-21
KENNEDY, Alastair→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2005-01-11 · resigned 2013-09-26
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Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-05