AAO ENGINEERING LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC519895 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: 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, 3 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 (2 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
32 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 £18,251
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£18k
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.5k | £46.0k |
| Current assets | £50.2k | £32.1k |
| Net assets | £18.3k | £17.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-01➕SCERBOVICA, Alina appointeddirector
- 2019-03-20📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2019-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AAO ENGINEERING LTD
- 2015-11-10➕OVCINKO, Arturs appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arturs Ovcinko Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 31/10/2016 |
Mrs Alina Scebovica Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Registered office
20 Auchinleck Road
Glasgow
G33 1PN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
OVCINKO, Arturs→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCERBOVICA, Alina→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06