ADVANTAGE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

05511913 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-18

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£170.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 24450

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £170,872

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£171k

↑ 50% YoY

Current Assets

£364k

↑ 83% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£170.9k	£116.0k
Current assets	£364.2k	£199.1k
Net assets	£170.9k	£113.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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2024-12-20
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2023-11-13
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2023-03-21
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accounts · AA
2023-03-17
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officers · AP01
2023-03-01
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KIRBY, Karen appointed
director
2021-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-19
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officers · TM01
2021-10-15
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KIRBY, Alistair resigned
director
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
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KIRBY, Heather resigned
secretary
2020-09-02
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officers · TM02
2019-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2019-02-07
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officers · CH01
2019-02-07
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officers · CH01
2019-02-07
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officers · CH03
2019-02-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-02-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-09-27
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2014-02-01
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KIRBY, Ian appointed
director
2005-07-18
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Company incorporated
As ADVANTAGE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD
2005-07-18
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KIRBY, Heather appointed
secretary
2005-07-18
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CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-07-18
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CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-07-18
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KIRBY, Alistair appointed
director
2005-07-18
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CREDITREFORM LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2005-07-18
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CREDITREFORM LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100

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

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Kirby Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	30/06/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alistair Kirbyceased 20/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-07-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC24450 — SIC 24450

Registered office

1st Floor, 49 High Street

Hucknall

Nottingham

NG15 7AW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-01

Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

KIRBY, Ian→

director · ~46y · appointed 2014-02-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KIRBY, Karen→

director · ~45y · appointed 2023-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KIRBY, Heather→

secretary · appointed 2005-07-18 · resigned 2020-09-02

Resigned

CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-18 · resigned 2005-07-18

Resigned

KIRBY, Alistair→

director · ~71y · appointed 2005-07-18 · resigned 2021-10-15

Resigned

CREDITREFORM LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2005-07-18 · resigned 2005-07-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-03-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-10-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-10-19

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2021-10-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-10-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-12-22