ALDE ENGINEERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07543715 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-25
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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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£44.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 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, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £44,415
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,395 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£44k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £50.6k | £54.7k |
| Current assets | £40.5k | £39.6k |
| Net assets | £44.4k | £47.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-30➕CLOSE-BROOKS, Oliver Charles Roger appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30➕PEGG, David appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30➖DUMESNY, Adam Peter resigneddirector
- 2023-06-30➖DUMESNY, Charlotte Louise resigneddirector
- 2023-06-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-26➕DUMESNY, Adam Peter appointeddirector
- 2020-11-26➕DUMESNY, Charlotte Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-11-26➖PEGG, David resigneddirector
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ALDE ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2011-02-25➕PEGG, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Oliver Charles Roger Close-Brooks Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Adam Peter Dumesnyceased 30/06/2023· 50-75% shares
- Mr David Peggceased 26/11/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
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
Incorporated2011-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
Carlton Park House Main Road
Carlton
Saxmundham
IP17 2NL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
CLOSE-BROOKS, Oliver Charles Roger→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-06-30
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Active
DUMESNY, Adam Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-11-26 · resigned 2023-06-30
DUMESNY, Charlotte Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-11-26 · resigned 2023-06-30
PEGG, David→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2011-02-25 · resigned 2020-11-26
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Recent filings (46 total)
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2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30