DESIGN ENGINEERING WORKSHOP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC524625 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£169.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 3.8y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £169,402
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,539 YoY
Cash YoY
+94%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41k
↑ 94% YoY
Net Worth
£169k
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
£252k
↑ 87% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£50k£101k£151k£202k£252kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£174.4k£201.9k
Current assets£252.0k£135.0k
Cash£41.3k£21.2k
Debtors£210.7k£113.7k
Net assets£169.4k£186.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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  2. 2024-11-27
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  3. 2024-03-21
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-21
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  5. 2023-12-11
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  6. 2023-12-11
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  7. 2023-12-11
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  8. 2023-12-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2023-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-13
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    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-05
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-09-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  13. 2022-08-30
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2022-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  15. 2022-07-07
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  16. 2021-09-23
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  17. 2021-02-03
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  18. 2020-01-13
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  19. 2019-01-23
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  20. 2019-01-22
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    capital · SH10
  21. 2019-01-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2016-01-19
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    Company incorporated
    As DESIGN ENGINEERING WORKSHOP LIMITED
  23. 2016-01-19
    ➕
    FRASER, Alan appointed
    director
  24. 2016-01-19
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr Alan Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Mark Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

5/3 The Connal Building
34 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1DA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FRASER, Alan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-01-19
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Active
SINCLAIR, Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-01-19
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property02/09/202211/12/2023
satisfied
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—30/08/202211/12/2023

Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07