A1 PRECISION ENGINEERING (2015) LTD
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £720.7k | £643.4k |
| Current assets | £308.6k | £213.1k |
| Cash | £251.3k | £63.8k |
| Debtors | £57.3k | £149.2k |
| Net assets | £671.2k | £592.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30➖LEVERICK, Paul David resigneddirector
- 2025-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23➕JACKSON-ROXBOROUGH, Danielle appointeddirector
- 2024-05-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13➕BALDRY, Jane Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-13➖TUCK, Henry William resignedsecretary
- 2022-06-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-07-11➖BARLEY, Philip resigneddirector
- 2018-07-11➖TANKARD, Paul Andrew resigneddirector
- 2015-08-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paul David Leverick
- 2015-05-01➕TUCK, Henry William appointedsecretary
- 2015-05-01➕BARLEY, Philip appointeddirector
- 2015-05-01➕LEVERICK, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2015-05-01➕TANKARD, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2015-05-01➖TUCK, Henry William resigneddirector
- 2015-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 PRECISION ENGINEERING (2015) LTD
- 2015-04-02➕TUCK, Henry William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Spi Developments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spi Developments Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Paul David Leverick | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2015 | 08/04/2021 |