AURORA ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07664173 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£238.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £238,317
Cash draining
Cash down 58% YoY
Cash YoY
-58%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£107k
↓ 58% YoY
Net Worth
£238k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£661k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £338.6k | £220.1k |
| Current assets | £660.5k | £419.0k |
| Cash | £107.3k | £252.6k |
| Debtors | £475.7k | £144.7k |
| Net assets | £238.3k | £167.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-04➖WILLIAMS, Jo resigneddirector
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-07-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-29➕WILLIAMS, Jo appointeddirector
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-05-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-05➖WILLIAMS, Rikki resigneddirector
- 2016-03-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2013-04-01➕WILLIAMS, Bryn appointeddirector
- 2012-09-01➖WILLIAMS, Bryn resigneddirector
- 2012-09-01➕WILLIAMS, Rikki appointeddirector
- 2011-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AURORA ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED
- 2011-06-09➕WILLIAMS, Bryn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bryn Williams Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 01/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33110 — SIC 33110
Registered office
Second Floor
123 Promenade
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1NW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
WILLIAMS, Bryn→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-04-01
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WILLIAMS, Bryn→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-06-09 · resigned 2012-09-01
WILLIAMS, Jo→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-04-29 · resigned 2025-04-04
WILLIAMS, Rikki→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2012-09-01 · resigned 2018-06-05
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/05/2019 | 25/07/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/05/2019 | 20/07/2022 | |
| outstanding | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/03/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31