AMROE ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08683142 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-09
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees11

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2015-09-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-09-18
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    ROEBUCK, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  17. 2013-09-18
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    ROEBUCK, Benjamin James resigned
    director
  18. 2013-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AMROE ENGINEERING LIMITED
  19. 2013-09-09
    ➕
    ROEBUCK, Benjamin James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Benjamin James Roebuck
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

35 Westgate
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 1PA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROEBUCK, Benjamin James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-09-09
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Active
ROEBUCK, Benjamin James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-09-18 · resigned 2013-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-25