ALBION WELDING SERVICES LTD
🌱Startupactive
16404252 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-23
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 28930SIC 28930
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
10 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
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
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
- 2025-07-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-11➕HILEY, Nicola Victoria appointedsecretary
- 2025-07-11➕STEELE, Scott Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-07-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-07-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBION WELDING SERVICES LTD
- 2025-04-23➕HULLAH, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-04-23📄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.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Robert Steele Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/07/2025 |
Mr Andrew Hullah Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Unit 15a-3 Albion Mills
Albion Road
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD10 9TQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HILEY, Nicola Victoria→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-07-11
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HULLAH, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-04-23
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STEELE, Scott Robert→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-07-11
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-23