ASPIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09397945 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-20
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).
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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 700 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-11-25➕BRIGGS, Ian appointeddirector
- 2016-11-25➕BRIGGS, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2016-11-25➖ATKINSON, Roger Scott resigneddirector
- 2016-11-25➖GARDNER, Graham William Peter resigneddirector
- 2015-09-01➕GARDNER, Graham William Peter appointeddirector
- 2015-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2015-01-20➕STONE, James Michael appointedsecretary
- 2015-01-20➕STONE, James Michael appointeddirector
- 2015-01-20➕ATKINSON, Roger Scott 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
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Nicola Briggs Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/12/2016 |
Mr Ian Briggs Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/11/2016 |
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
Incorporated2015-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990
Registered office
Winchester House
Deane Gate Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2UH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
STONE, James Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGGS, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STONE, James Michael→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATKINSON, Roger Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-01-20 · resigned 2016-11-25
GARDNER, Graham William Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2016-11-25
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18