SWS I&C ENGINEERING LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC774094 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-28
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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, 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,986
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,413 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.8k | £25.8k |
| Current assets | £38.6k | £53.2k |
| Net assets | £11.0k | £17.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-31➕MURRAY, Becky appointeddirector
- 2025-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-01➕SMITH, Kim Alexis appointeddirector
- 2023-08-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs SWS I&C ENGINEERING LTD
- 2023-06-28➕SMITH, Scott William appointeddirector
- 2023-06-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Becky Murray Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 28/06/2023 |
Mr Scott William Smith Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Registered office
9 Allan Gardens
Dornoch
IV25 3PD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MURRAY, Becky→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-03-31
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SMITH, Kim Alexis→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-01-01
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SMITH, Scott William→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-06-28
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-28