24-7 ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07447136 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-22
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees0

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
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2026-01-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-04-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-04-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-04-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    GARE, Michael Adrian appointed
    director
  11. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    ROCK, Spencer appointed
    director
  12. 2024-10-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2024-07-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-07-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-07-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-02-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-02-18
    ➖
    LAWLER, Jason Kirk resigned
    director
  20. 2021-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-07-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-02-15
    ➖
    HAWES, Anthony James resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-07-06
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2011-11-01
    ➕
    LAWLER, Jason Kirk appointed
    director
  25. 2011-09-06
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
  26. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    HAWES, Anthony James appointed
    secretary
  27. 2011-06-01
    ➖
    HAWES, Anthony James resigned
    secretary
  28. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    HAWES, Anthony James appointed
    secretary
  29. 2010-11-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 24-7 ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED
  30. 2010-11-22
    ➕
    HAWES, Andrew Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

24-7 Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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24-7 Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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24-7 ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED
This company · 07447136

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
24-7 Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/07/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Darnhall Limitedceased 07/07/2022· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2010-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Fuse Box
Cranford Drive
Knutsford
Cheshire
WA16 8ZR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GARE, Michael Adrian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWES, Andrew Robert→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROCK, Spencer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWES, Anthony James→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned
HAWES, Anthony James→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2017-02-15
Resigned
LAWLER, Jason Kirk→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2022-02-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
Fixed charge on non-vesting debts and floating charge1 property06/09/201106/07/2015

Recent filings (56 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31