A1 ENGINEERING SURPLUS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14079274 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-29
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕ORMSTON, Lee Anthony appointeddirector
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 ENGINEERING SURPLUS LIMITED
- 2022-04-29➕NASH, Graham Williamson appointeddirector
- 2022-04-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-06-10: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lee Anthony Ormston Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Graham Williamson Nashceased 01/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 LIMITED→ 13957050 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 2YD LTD→ 11892359 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 5 STAAR UK LTD→ 16525771 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 HILL BLINDS UK LTD→ 16378717 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 7TH MAGPIE LTD→ 16949414 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8BROS LTD→ 15540817 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A & A DEXTER FLOORING LTD→ 05782685 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A AND A GLOBAL FOODS LTD→ 11804387 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A1 GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 13715744 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A1 PLUMBERS MERCHANT LIMITED→ 13149473 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A61 WOODSEATS SEWING MACHINES LIMITED→ 00849608 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| AA ISLAM LTD→ 15127693 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Sunny Bank
12 Albion Road
Chesterfield
S40 1LJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
NASH, Graham Williamson→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-04-29
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ORMSTON, Lee Anthony→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-06-01
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-29