A M WILSON ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14477793 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£127.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33150
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £127,730
Cash YoY
+23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£94k
↑ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£128k
↑ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£163k
↑ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£33k£65k£98k£131k£163kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£129.0k£65.9k
Current assets£163.3k£86.1k
Cash£93.8k£76.5k
Debtors£69.5k£9.5k
Net assets£127.7k£64.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A M WILSON ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
  5. 2022-11-11
    WILSON, Alexander Mark appointed
    director
  6. 2022-11-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alexander Mark Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/11/2022

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
Incorporated2022-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33150 — SIC 33150

Registered office

57 Spyvee Street
Hull
E. Yorks
HU8 7JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILSON, Alexander Mark
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-11-11
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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-11