AWESOME ENGINEERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09299777 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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, 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 2 total, 2 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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,977

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£424£5.0k
Current assets£11.5k£15.1k
Net assets£5.0k£2.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-09-19
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    change-registered-office-situation-company-with-old-jurisdiction-new-jurisdiction
    address · AD05
  11. 2019-09-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-09-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-05
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    WALKER, Martin James resigned
    director
  17. 2014-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AWESOME ENGINEERS LTD
  18. 2014-11-06
    ➕
    BURGOYNE, Melvyn John appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-06
    ➕
    WALKER, Martin James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Melvyn John Burgoyne
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martin James Walkerceased 30/03/2017· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

25 The Rex
High Street
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
HP4 2BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-25
Last: 2026-07-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BURGOYNE, Melvyn John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-11-06
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Active
WALKER, Martin James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2017-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-02