GENELEC DIESELS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06082579 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-05
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33200SIC 33200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees300300

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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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-27
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  3. 2023-11-29
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  4. 2022-11-29
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  5. 2022-10-14
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    ARLISS, Andrea resigned
    secretary
  6. 2022-10-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-19
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  9. 2019-11-29
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  10. 2018-11-30
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  11. 2017-11-21
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  12. 2016-11-28
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  13. 2016-02-10
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  14. 2015-11-18
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  15. 2015-02-25
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  16. 2014-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As GENELEC DIESELS LIMITED
  18. 2007-02-05
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    LAMMIN, Julian Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2007-02-05
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    LAMMIN, Karl Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2007-02-05
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    ARLISS, Andrea appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-02-05
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-02-05
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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  23. 2007-02-05
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2007-02-05
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Karl Andrew Lammin
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Julian Peter Lammin
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

The Priory, Priory Lane
Grimoldby
Louth
Lincolnshire
LN11 8SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LAMMIN, Julian Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMMIN, Karl Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARLISS, Andrea→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2022-10-14
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2007-02-05
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2007-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-29