EAST SHORE MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10634072 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,509
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15k
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 1188% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.5k | £11.8k |
| Current assets | £14.8k | £32.1k |
| Cash | £14.6k | — |
| Debtors | £190 | £32.1k |
| Net assets | £4.5k | £350 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-06📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-05-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-06-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs EAST SHORE MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2017-02-22➕MADDISON, Andrew Edward appointeddirector
- 2017-02-22➕MADDISON, Kathryn Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Edward Maddison Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 22/02/2017 |
Mrs Kathryn Louise Maddison Individual · English · DOB 03/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/02/2017 |
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
Incorporated2017-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
53 Beadnell Drive
East Shore Village
Seaham
County Durham
SR7 7WG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MADDISON, Andrew Edward→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MADDISON, Kathryn Louise→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-06-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-07