AB ENGINEERING DORSET LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11554156 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-05
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (79/100)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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 500 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AB ENGINEERING DORSET LIMITED
- 2018-09-05➕BOUCHER, Brian appointeddirector
- 2018-09-05➕WAY, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-09-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 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 |
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Mr Andrew Way Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/10/2022 |
Mr Brian Boucher Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Unit 3 46 Holton Road
Holton Heath Trading Park
Poole
Dorset
BH16 6LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BOUCHER, Brian→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-09-05
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Active
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-09