A D ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
06256327 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
57 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 600 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 miscellaneous
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-10📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2026-02-10📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2026-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-18➕DAY, Tyler James appointeddirector
- 2007-05-29➕DAY, Michaella Jane appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-29➕DAY, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2007-05-25➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-05-25➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-05-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A D ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
- 2007-05-23➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-05-23➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Tyler James Day Individual · British · DOB 02/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/05/2019 |
Mr Andrew James Day Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/01/2017 |
Mrs Michaella Jane Day Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/05/2016 |
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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| AK UPHOLSTERY LTD→ 15264586 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| AQUA NARROWBOATS (MFG) LIMITED→ 15281242 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
14 Broadhill Road
Kegworth
Derbyshire
DE74 2DQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
DAY, Michaella Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAY, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-05-29
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DAY, Tyler James→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2018-05-18
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2007-05-25
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2007-05-25
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Recent filings (57 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-02-10
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09