A1 TIMBER ENGINEERING LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £779.1k | £1.14M |
| Current assets | £1.14M | £1.54M |
| Cash | £395.1k | £829.4k |
| Debtors | £498.6k | £543.6k |
| Net assets | £745.2k | £1.09M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-24➖GAY, Mark resigneddirector
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-11-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-23📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-07-31➕BLAND, Richard appointeddirector
- 2014-07-31➕WATSON, Colin appointeddirector
- 2014-07-31➕GAY, Mark appointeddirector
- 2013-09-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 TIMBER ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2013-07-01➕ARNETT, Keith appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
A1 Timber Engineering Eot Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 Timber Engineering Eot Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 22/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Keith Arnettceased 22/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/09/2013 | — |