AWT ENGINEERING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC452427 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-17
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£46
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 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
27 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 £46
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,561 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£46
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£66k
↑ 8.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£39k£53k£66kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£46£13.6k
Current assets£65.8k£60.7k
Net assets£46£13.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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  3. 2024-03-29
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  4. 2023-03-30
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  5. 2022-03-28
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  6. 2021-06-16
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  7. 2020-03-25
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  8. 2018-11-16
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  9. 2018-03-27
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  10. 2017-03-17
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  11. 2016-06-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-05-09
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    TURNER, Laura Helen appointed
    director
  13. 2016-05-09
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-03-22
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-09
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AWT ENGINEERING LTD
  19. 2013-06-17
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    TURNER, Laura Helen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-06-17
    ➕
    TURNER, Andrew William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Mr Andrew William Turner
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/06/2016
Mrs Laura Helen Turner
Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Balgownie
Meikle Wartle
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 5AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

TURNER, Laura Helen→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-17
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Active
TURNER, Andrew William→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-06-17
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Active
TURNER, Laura Helen→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-05-09
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-16