A & D PRECISION ENGINEERING NORTH YORKSHIRE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08413404 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-21
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£91.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 33110SIC 33110
Investor take
PursueStrong 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, 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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 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 £91,709
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£92k
↑ 354% YoY
Current Assets
£216k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £94.8k | £37.9k |
| Current assets | £215.7k | £254.3k |
| Net assets | £91.7k | £20.2k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-10➕WATSON, Gillian Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-11-10➖WATSON, Gillian Louise resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-28➖HORNER, Alan resigneddirector
- 2013-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A & D PRECISION ENGINEERING NORTH YORKSHIRE LIMITED
- 2013-02-21➕WATSON, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2013-02-21➕WATSON, Gillian Louise appointedsecretary
- 2013-02-21➕HORNER, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 13 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Pudding Lane Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Pudding Lane Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A & D PRECISION ENGINEERING NORTH YORKSHIRE LIMITED
This company · 08413404
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pudding Lane Investments Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/10/2020 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Gillian Louise Watsonceased 01/10/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Daniel Watsonceased 01/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Alan Hornerceased 28/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2013-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Unit 2b Barkers Lane
Snainton
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO13 9BD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WATSON, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATSON, Gillian Louise→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-11-10
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WATSON, Gillian Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-02-21 · resigned 2025-11-10
HORNER, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-02-21 · resigned 2018-11-28
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19