ALAN CAMPBELL ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05971190 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-18
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees17001800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-09-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-09-27
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2024-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-01
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-10-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-10-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-10-06
    ➖
    WOOD, Peter resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-02-20
    ➕
    WOOD, Peter appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-02-20
    ➖
    INDEPENDENT AUTOMATION SCOTLAND LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2006-10-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN CAMPBELL ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2006-10-18
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Alan Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2006-10-18
    ➕
    INDEPENDENT AUTOMATION SCOTLAND LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMPBELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Gordon Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
50–75%
—50-75% shares18/10/2016
Mrs Wanda Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/09/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Wanda Campbellceased 31/12/2023· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Unit C3 Trentham Trade Park
Stanley Matthews Way
Trentham Lakes
Stoke On Trent
ST4 8GA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Alan Gordon→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2014-10-06
Resigned
INDEPENDENT AUTOMATION SCOTLAND LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2007-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-24