ABER SHOCK AND DETONATION RESEARCH LIMITED

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05981236 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-30
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-72.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
  • 71200Technical testing and analysis
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
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 73). 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, 4 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
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
54 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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £72,347
Cash YoY
+69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 69% YoY
Net Worth
-£72k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£72k-£54k-£36k-£19k-£574£17kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-72.3k£-53.9k
Current assets£15.3k£17.4k
Cash£5.8k£3.4k
Debtors£7.4k£13.9k
Net assets£-72.3k£-53.9k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
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  2. 2024-07-26
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  3. 2023-12-08
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  4. 2023-06-27
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  5. 2022-07-27
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  6. 2021-07-30
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  7. 2020-10-13
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  8. 2019-07-31
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  9. 2018-07-31
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  10. 2017-07-31
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  11. 2017-07-06
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  12. 2017-06-30
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    BAMBREY, Richard John resigned
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  13. 2016-07-29
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  14. 2015-11-25
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  15. 2015-07-31
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  16. 2014-11-24
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  17. 2014-04-06
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    BAMBREY, Richard John appointed
    director
  18. 2011-02-28
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    MCGLYNN, Andrew Gerald resigned
    director
  19. 2010-12-01
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    MEDD, William Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2010-08-10
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    THOMAS, Geraint Owen, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2009-09-29
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    MEDD, William Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2008-10-31
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    BAMBREY, Richard John resigned
    director
  23. 2008-10-01
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    MCGLYNN, Andrew Gerald appointed
    director
  24. 2008-05-28
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    THOMAS, Geraint Owen, Dr resigned
    director
  25. 2008-02-19
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    BAMBREY, Richard John appointed
    director
  26. 2007-04-01
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    BAMBREY, Richard John resigned
    director
  27. 2006-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ABER SHOCK AND DETONATION RESEARCH LIMITED
  28. 2006-10-30
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    OAKLEY, Gwyn Lloyd appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-10-30
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    OAKLEY, Gwyn Lloyd appointed
    director
  30. 2006-10-30
    ➕
    BAMBREY, Richard John appointed
    director
  31. 2006-10-30
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    THOMAS, Geraint Owen, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Gwyn Lloyd Oakley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Dr Geraint Owen Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard John Bambreyceased 18/02/2023· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Maes-Y- Deri Rhydlewis
Llandysul
Ceredigion
SA44 5RE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

OAKLEY, Gwyn Lloyd→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OAKLEY, Gwyn Lloyd→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-10-30
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Active
THOMAS, Geraint Owen, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-08-10
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Active
BAMBREY, Richard John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-04-06 · resigned 2017-06-30
Resigned
BAMBREY, Richard John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
BAMBREY, Richard John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-10-30 · resigned 2007-04-01
Resigned
MCGLYNN, Andrew Gerald→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2011-02-28
Resigned
MEDD, William Peter→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-09-29 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned
THOMAS, Geraint Owen, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-10-30 · resigned 2008-05-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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2025-11-07
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2025-07-14
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2024-11-09
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2024-07-26
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2023-12-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-08
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2023-06-27
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2022-12-03
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2022-07-27
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2021-12-04
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2021-07-30
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2020-11-19
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2020-10-13
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2019-11-11
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2019-07-31