ASCO ENGINEERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07074474 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£9.79M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9,785,810
Cash YoY
+180%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6.7m
↑ 180% YoY
Net Worth
£9.8m
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£9.5m
↑ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.39M | £7.77M |
| Current assets | £9.47M | £5.73M |
| Cash | £6.73M | £2.41M |
| Debtors | £2.34M | £2.04M |
| Net assets | £9.79M | £7.61M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-12-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-12-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-01➕SEPHTON, Anthony Michael appointedsecretary
- 2025-11-01➖DEEGAN, Kelly resignedsecretary
- 2025-09-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-12🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-03-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-01➕DEEGAN, Debra appointeddirector
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24➖DEEGAN, Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-24➕DEEGAN, Kelly appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-24➖DEEGAN, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2021-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-01➕DEEGAN, Shaun Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-10-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2010-02-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ASCO ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2009-11-12➕DEEGAN, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-12➕DEEGAN, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Debra Deegan Individual · English · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | — | board control50-75% shares · board control | 24/05/2022 |
Mr Mark Waddington Individual · English · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Lawrence Deeganceased 24/05/2022· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Registered office
Greenhey House
Glebe Road
Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN8 9JP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SEPHTON, Anthony Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-11-01
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DEEGAN, Debra→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-09-01
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DEEGAN, Shaun Andrew→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-09-01
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DEEGAN, Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-11-12 · resigned 2022-05-24
DEEGAN, Kelly→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-05-24 · resigned 2025-11-01
DEEGAN, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-12 · resigned 2022-05-24
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/12/2019 | 12/09/2025 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/10/2018 | 18/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/02/2010 | 08/11/2018 |
Recent filings (53 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-14