A.R.FACER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00343096 · ltd · incorporated 1938-08-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
- · PSC count: 2 → 3
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑PSC count: 2 → 3
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 28.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (85/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £98.7k | £79.5k |
| Current assets | — | £542.9k | £571.5k |
| Cash | — | £90.8k | £103.0k |
| Debtors | — | £390.3k | £406.2k |
| Net assets | — | £64.6k | £18.3k |
| Average employees | 15 | — | — |
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
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-30📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-15➕WILSON, Lois Marie appointeddirector
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-11-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-14🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-11-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-18➕WILSON, Andrew Luke appointedsecretary
- 2022-11-18➕WILSON, Andrew Luke appointeddirector
- 2022-11-18➖WILSON, Jayne Leslie resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-18➖WILSON, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-11-18➖WILSON, Jayne Leslie resigneddirector
- 2022-11-18🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Andrew Wilson and Jayne Leslie Wilson
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-05-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-10-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1999-03-04🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1997-11-24➖ROSS, Donald Foster resignedsecretary
- 1997-11-24➕WILSON, Jayne Leslie appointedsecretary
- 1997-11-24➖GREETHAM, William Brian resigneddirector
- 1997-11-24➖ROSS, Donald Foster resigneddirector
- 1997-11-24➕WILSON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 1997-11-24➕WILSON, Jayne Leslie appointeddirector
- 1997-11-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: William Brian Greetham
- 1997-11-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1997-11-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1938-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A.R.FACER LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Lel Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lel Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A.R.FACER LIMITED
This company · 00343096
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lel Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/04/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Wilsonceased 01/01/2017· 50-75% shares
- Facer Printers Limitedceased 24/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1938-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
Unit 1a Bath Lane
Stanningley Road
Leeds
LS13 3AT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
WILSON, Andrew Luke→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-11-18
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WILSON, Andrew Luke→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-11-18
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WILSON, Lois Marie→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-01-15
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ROSS, Donald Foster→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-11-24
WILSON, Jayne Leslie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-11-24 · resigned 2022-11-18
GREETHAM, William Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1997-11-24
ROSS, Donald Foster→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1997-11-24
WILSON, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-11-24 · resigned 2022-11-18
WILSON, Jayne Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-11-24 · resigned 2022-11-18
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Andrew Wilson and Jayne Leslie Wilson | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/11/2022 | 14/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/05/2016 | 01/09/2022 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/10/2015 | 29/04/2022 | |
| satisfied | William Brian Greetham | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/11/1997 | 04/03/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/11/1997 | 29/04/2022 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 24/11/1997 | 29/04/2022 |
Recent filings (128 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-05