AURATECH INNOVATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08180200 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-15
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
  • 71129Other engineering activities
  • 71200Technical testing and analysis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,067

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£136k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£54k£81k£109k£136kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£39.9k£44.5k
Current assets£135.7k£111.5k
Net assets£1.1k£732

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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Recent activity

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-05-16
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  3. 2023-05-23
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  4. 2022-05-31
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  5. 2021-05-14
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2020-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-01
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    MCSTRAVICK, Sara appointed
    director
  9. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-23
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    MCSTRAVICK, Sara Hayley resigned
    director
  11. 2019-02-23
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-05-29
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  13. 2017-07-12
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-08-18
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2012-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AURATECH INNOVATION LIMITED
  19. 2012-08-15
    ➕
    MCSTRAVICK, Eamonn appointed
    director
  20. 2012-08-15
    ➕
    MCSTRAVICK, Sara Hayley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Eamonn Mcstravick
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated2012-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Business Central 2 Union Square
Central Park
Darlington
County Durham
DL1 1GL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCSTRAVICK, Eamonn→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-08-15
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Active
MCSTRAVICK, Sara→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-08-01
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Active
MCSTRAVICK, Sara Hayley→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-08-15 · resigned 2019-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-24