ATTEY ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10096450 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-01
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£75.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £75,318
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,704 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£75k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£70k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£33k£49k£66k£82kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£75.3k£82.0k
Current assets£70.0k£73.5k
Net assets£75.3k£82.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-06-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-06-10
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2016-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ATTEY ENGINEERING LIMITED
  17. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    RUFFINO, Lucia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    ATTENBOROUGH, David appointed
    director
  19. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    RUFFINO, Lucia appointed
    director
  20. 2016-04-01
    ➖
    RUFFINO, Lucia resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Attenborough
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2016-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

19 Denbigh Street
Llanrwst
LL26 0LL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

RUFFINO, Lucia→
secretary · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
ATTENBOROUGH, David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
RUFFINO, Lucia→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30