ALAN CLARK ENGINEERING 1991 LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11805784 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-04
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 2026
Net worth
£-45.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £44,952
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£995
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
-£45k
↓ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£45k-£34k-£22k-£11k£34£11kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£-45.0k£-23.4k
Current assets£8.1k£11.3k
Cash£995£772
Debtors£150£3.5k
Net assets£-45.0k£-23.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN CLARK ENGINEERING 1991 LTD
  13. 2019-02-04
    ➕
    BADDELEY-CLARK, Alan Arthur appointed
    director
  14. 2019-02-04
    ➕
    BADDELEY-CLARK, Karen Denise appointed
    director
  15. 2019-02-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Arthur Baddeley-Clark
Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/02/2019
Mrs Karen Denise Baddeley-Clark
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/02/2019

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
Incorporated2019-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

C/O Taxassist Accountants 2 The Old George
George Street
Nailsworth
GL6 0AG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BADDELEY-CLARK, Alan Arthur→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-02-04
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Active
BADDELEY-CLARK, Karen Denise→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-02-04
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03