THORN ENGINEERING (ABERDEEN) LTD

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SC425733 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-07
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£13k£19k£25k£32kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£31.5k£25.2k
Net assets£2£2

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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  2. 2024-11-15
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  3. 2023-09-27
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  4. 2022-12-06
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  5. 2022-01-13
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  6. 2020-11-24
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  7. 2020-01-09
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  8. 2019-03-05
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-03-01
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    CHALABIS, Anna Zofia resigned
    director
  10. 2018-12-04
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  11. 2017-10-19
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  12. 2017-10-19
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  13. 2017-09-12
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  14. 2017-04-27
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  15. 2017-04-26
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    CHALABIS, Anna Zofia appointed
    director
  16. 2017-01-10
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-18
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    address · AD01
  18. 2016-06-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2012-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As THORN ENGINEERING (ABERDEEN) LTD
  20. 2012-06-07
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    THORNDICK, Steven appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Anna Zofia Chalabis
Individual · Polish · DOB 05/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Steven Thorndick
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

59 Woodcroft Avenue
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB22 8WY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THORNDICK, Steven→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHALABIS, Anna Zofia→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-04-26 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-30
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officers · TM01
2019-03-05