A ENGINEER SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
07632497 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-12
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
£24.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33120Repair of machinery
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £24,017

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£24k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£24.6k£21.6k
Current assets£27.5k£24.8k
Net assets£24.0k£20.4k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-06-01
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    AYRES, Peter resigned
    director
  5. 2024-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-14
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    AYRES, Peter appointed
    director
  9. 2021-06-14
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-02-27
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  11. 2020-05-19
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-05-18
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    GOCHMANSKI, Andrew resigned
    director
  13. 2020-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-25
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  15. 2018-02-24
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  16. 2017-02-22
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  17. 2016-05-25
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  18. 2016-02-23
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  19. 2015-06-09
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  20. 2011-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As A ENGINEER SERVICES LTD
  21. 2011-05-12
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    CHALLINOR, Ross appointed
    director
  22. 2011-05-12
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    HORLEY, Eddie George appointed
    director
  23. 2011-05-12
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    GOCHMANSKI, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Challinor
Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Milton Cottage Thakeham Road
Thakeham Road
Coolham
West Sussex
RH13 8QD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CHALLINOR, Ross→
director · ~40y · appointed 2011-05-12
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Active
HORLEY, Eddie George→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-05-12
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Active
AYRES, Peter→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-06-14 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned
GOCHMANSKI, Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-05-12 · resigned 2020-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-19