511 ENGINEERING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11944524 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-13
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£14.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,587

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 246% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
Current Liabilities
-£10k-£3k£3k£10k£17k£23kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£14.6k£-10.0k
Current assets£23.2k
Cash£4.0k
Net assets£14.6k£-10.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-05-31
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  11. 2024-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-10-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-10-04
    DAVIES, James Tudor appointed
    director
  15. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-01-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-01-27
    UPTON, James appointed
    director
  21. 2021-01-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 511 ENGINEERING LTD
  23. 2019-04-13
    UPTON, Elliot James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Elliott James Upton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1997 · age 29
5075%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/04/2019
Mr James Upton
Individual · English · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
2550%
25-50% shares01/07/2024
Mr James Tudor Davies
Individual · English · DOB 09/1990 · age 36
2550%
25-50% shares01/07/2024

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
Incorporated2019-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

6 Goodwood Drive
Wirral
CH46 1PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIES, James Tudor
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-10-04
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Active
UPTON, Elliot James
director · ~29y · appointed 2019-04-13
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Active
UPTON, James
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-01-27
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-22
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08