TRANS-GLOBAL ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05489266 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-23
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2017-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-06-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-10-03
    ➖
    TOPHAM, Paul Alan resigned
    director
  18. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    CALLAGHAN, Tracy Louise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-03-01
    ➖
    TOPHAM, Lee Michael John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-06-16
    ➖
    SMITH, Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-06-16
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    TOPHAM, Lee Michael John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As TRANS-GLOBAL ENGINEERING LIMITED
  23. 2005-06-23
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Gary Oscar Dalton appointed
    director
  24. 2005-06-23
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Lee Michael John appointed
    director
  25. 2005-06-23
    ➕
    SMITH, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-06-23
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-06-23
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-06-23
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Paul Alan appointed
    director
  29. 2005-06-23
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2005-06-23
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Beck Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Beck Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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TRANS-GLOBAL ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 05489266

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
Beck Holding Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Beck House Hunmanby Industrial Estate
Bridlington Road
Hunmanby
North Yorkshire
YO14 0PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CALLAGHAN, Tracy Louise→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOPHAM, Gary Oscar Dalton→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOPHAM, Lee Michael John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-23 · resigned 2006-06-16
Resigned
TOPHAM, Lee Michael John→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-16 · resigned 2008-03-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-23 · resigned 2005-06-23
Resigned
TOPHAM, Paul Alan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-06-23 · resigned 2011-10-03
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-23 · resigned 2005-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-11