DSPS ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05659627 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-20

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£1.59M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 29320

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,585,936

Cash YoY

+52%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.1m

↑ 52% YoY

Net Worth

£1.6m

↑ 29% YoY

Current Assets

£1.7m

↑ 32% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£1.59M	£1.23M
Current assets	£1.74M	£1.32M
Cash	£1.06M	£695.5k
Debtors	£556.5k	£399.7k
Net assets	£1.59M	£1.23M

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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accounts · AA
2025-12-01
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-11-27
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COHN, Karin Deborah appointed
director
2025-07-03
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accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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officers · AP01
2024-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
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accounts · AA01
2021-04-09
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accounts · AA
2020-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-09-20
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accounts · AA
2018-09-17
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accounts · AA01
2017-09-26
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accounts · AA
2017-02-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-06-01
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COHN, Karin Deborah appointed
secretary
2016-06-01
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COHN, Perry appointed
director
2016-06-01
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WILLIAMSON, Josephine Margaret resigned
secretary
2016-06-01
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WILLIAMSON, David Graham resigned
director
2016-06-01
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WILLIAMSON, Josephine Margaret resigned
director
2005-12-20
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Company incorporated
As DSPS ENGINEERING LIMITED
2005-12-20
➕
WILLIAMSON, Josephine Margaret appointed
secretary
2005-12-20
➕
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-12-20
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THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-12-20
➕
WILLIAMSON, David Graham appointed
director
2005-12-20
➕
WILLIAMSON, Josephine Margaret appointed
director
2005-12-20
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THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-12-20
➖
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

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

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Angle Consulting Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DSPS ENGINEERING LIMITED

This company · 05659627

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Angle Consulting Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/06/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-12-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC29320 — SIC 29320

Registered office

5 North End Road

London

NW11 7RJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-29

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

COHN, Karin Deborah→

secretary · appointed 2016-06-01

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Active

COHN, Karin Deborah→

director · ~56y · appointed 2025-11-27

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Active

COHN, Perry→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-06-01

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Active

WILLIAMSON, Josephine Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2016-06-01

Resigned

THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2005-12-20

Resigned

WILLIAMSON, David Graham→

director · ~73y · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2016-06-01

Resigned

WILLIAMSON, Josephine Margaret→

director · ~76y · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2016-06-01

Resigned

THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2005-12-20

Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-01

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2025-12-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-03

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

officers · AP01

2025-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-21

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2022-09-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-04-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-05