AURIC CAD SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC466558 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-03
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,664

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
£48k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£39k£48kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£13.3k—
Current assets£48.5k—
Cash£40.3k—
Debtors£8.2k—
Net assets£12.7k—
Average employees—200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2026-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-01-03
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    HEMPSEED, Gail Louise appointed
    director
  7. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-15
    ➕
    HEMPSEED, Gail Louise appointed
    secretary
  9. 2025-01-15
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    HEMPSEED, Gail Louise resigned
    director
  10. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-02-19
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  13. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-01-13
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  15. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-01-06
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  17. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-01-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AURIC CAD SOLUTIONS LTD
  23. 2014-01-03
    ➕
    HEMPSEED, Andrew Thomas appointed
    director
  24. 2014-01-03
    ➕
    HEMPSEED, Gail Louise 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 12 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Thomas Hempseed
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Gail Louise Hempseedceased 15/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-01-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Precision Accountants 1 Marischal Square
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1BL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HEMPSEED, Gail Louise→
secretary · appointed 2025-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEMPSEED, Andrew Thomas→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-03
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Active
HEMPSEED, Gail Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2026-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEMPSEED, Gail Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-01-03 · resigned 2025-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-08
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-01-13