ABRO ENGINEERING (EAST ANGLIA) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08527361 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-105.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 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
34 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £105,478

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£105k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£157k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£105k-£53k-£512£52k£104k£157kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-17.5k£-25.4k
Current assets£156.9k£80.9k
Net assets£-105.5k£-78.3k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-12-01
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    TURRELL, Russell Edward appointed
    director
  7. 2023-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-06-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-30
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-05-24
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    BAKER, Kevin Preston resigned
    director
  20. 2017-05-24
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    MATLESS, Tony Victor resigned
    director
  21. 2013-06-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2013-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ABRO ENGINEERING (EAST ANGLIA) LTD
  23. 2013-05-13
    ➕
    BOOTH, Alan appointed
    director
  24. 2013-05-13
    ➕
    BAKER, Kevin Preston appointed
    director
  25. 2013-05-13
    ➕
    MATLESS, Tony Victor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Booth
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Kevin Preston Bakerceased 12/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Tony Victor Matlessceased 12/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2013-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

East Coast House Galahad Road, Beacon Park
Gorleston
Great Yarmouth
NR31 7RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BOOTH, Alan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-05-13
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Active
TURRELL, Russell Edward→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
BAKER, Kevin Preston→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-05-13 · resigned 2017-05-24
Resigned
MATLESS, Tony Victor→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-05-13 · resigned 2017-05-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/06/2013—
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29