RISK ENGINEERING LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC350976 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-07
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£703.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £703,677
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,133 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£704k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£375k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £703.7k | £731.8k |
| Current assets | £374.7k | £380.2k |
| Net assets | £703.7k | £731.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs RISK ENGINEERING LTD.
- 2008-11-07➕HEPWORTH, Claire appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-07➕HEPWORTH, Claire appointeddirector
- 2008-11-07➕HEPWORTH, David Maurice appointeddirector
- 2008-11-07➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-11-07➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-11-07➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2008-11-07➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Maurice Hepworth Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 07/11/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Claire Hepworthceased 10/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Claire Hepworthceased 01/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARGESS ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ SC455506 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| LATHERON PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC458800 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| LEADGATE HOMES LIMITED→ SC468168 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| LEIPER LETTINGS LTD→ SC788457 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| MAKAR HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC586861 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
4 Kirkton Of Durris
Banchory
Aberdeen
AB31 6BQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
HEPWORTH, Claire→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2008-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEPWORTH, David Maurice→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2008-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-07 · resigned 2008-11-07
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2008-11-07 · resigned 2008-11-07
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-10