D & K ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09955034 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-18
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£297.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £297,170

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£297k
Current Assets
£385k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-29
Total assets£297.2k
Current assets£385.4k
Net assets£297.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-19
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As D & K ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  18. 2016-01-18
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    BRADLEY, Andrew Aaron appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Andrew Aaron Bradley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Victoria Street Business Centre
192 Victoria Street
Grimsby
Ne Lincolnshire
DN31 1NX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last made up to: 2025-01-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRADLEY, Andrew Aaron→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-01-18
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-09