A.O.T ENGINEERING HOLDINGS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11197977 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,074
Cash YoY
+120%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 120% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 192% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £103.8k | £111.4k |
| Current assets | £2.1k | £1.1k |
| Cash | £1.9k | £880 |
| Net assets | £7.1k | £2.4k |
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-03-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-26📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-03-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-06-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2018-03-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2018-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs A.O.T ENGINEERING HOLDINGS LTD
- 2018-02-09➕ANTHONY, Darren William appointeddirector
- 2018-02-09➕ANTHONY, Kevin William appointeddirector
- 2018-02-09➕PALMER, Richard Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darren William Anthony Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/09/2024 |
Mr Kevin William Anthony Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/02/2018 |
Mr Richard Edward Palmer Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/02/2018 |
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
Incorporated2018-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining
Registered office
A.O.T Engineering Ltd
Hempton Road
Fakenham
NR21 7LA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ANTHONY, Darren William→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2018-02-09
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ANTHONY, Kevin William→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2018-02-09
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PALMER, Richard Edward→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-02-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/05/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/03/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13