BRITANNIA SUPERFINE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00526712 · ltd · incorporated 1953-12-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£25.33M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
14 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 47.4y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 47.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
136 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £25,331,929
Cash YoY
+244%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4.9m
↑ 244% YoY
Net Worth
£25m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£17m
↑ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.33M | £22.69M |
| Current assets | £16.95M | £9.59M |
| Cash | £4.87M | £1.42M |
| Debtors | £9.30M | £5.49M |
| Net assets | £25.33M | £22.69M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-25🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-01➕MANSER, Martin James appointeddirector
- 2014-10-01➕MANSER, Stephen Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2007-11-10🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2005-08-22➕MANSER, Gillian appointedsecretary
- 2005-08-22➖MANSER, Valerie Edna resignedsecretary
- 2005-08-22➖MANSER, Kenneth Frederick resigneddirector
- 2005-08-22➖MANSER, Kevin Clive resigneddirector
- 2005-08-22➖MANSER, Valerie Edna resigneddirector
- 2005-08-22➖WOODCOCK, Barry Donald resigneddirector
- 2005-08-22🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-01-06🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-01-06🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1999-07-01🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1999-02-02🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lloyds Bowmaker Limited
- 1997-07-11🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1997-07-11🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1997-07-11🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1994-02-09🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1994-01-09➖WOODCOCK, Doris Edna May resigneddirector
- 1993-03-02➖WOODCOCK, Frederick James resigneddirector
- 1991-11-27🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1989-03-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1985-12-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1983-08-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1979-02-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1953-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BRITANNIA SUPERFINE LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 73 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
10 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Britannia Holdings (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Britannia Holdings (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BRITANNIA SUPERFINE LIMITED
This company · 00526712
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Britannia Holdings (Uk) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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8 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
Incorporated1953-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821
Registered office
Britannia House
Chaucer Industrial Estate
Dittons Road, Polegate
East Sussex
BN26 6JF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
Active
Active
MANSER, Martin James→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2014-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANSER, Stephen Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANSER, Valerie Edna→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2005-08-22
MANSER, Kenneth Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 2005-08-22
MANSER, Kevin Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · resigned 2005-08-22
MANSER, Valerie Edna→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2005-08-22
WOODCOCK, Barry Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · resigned 2005-08-22
WOODCOCK, Doris Edna May→
Resigneddirector · ~120y · resigned 1994-01-09
WOODCOCK, Frederick James→
Resigneddirector · ~118y · resigned 1993-03-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
14
Total charges
10
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 22/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/01/2000 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/01/2000 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of charge over credit balances | 1 property | 01/07/1999 | 25/03/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bowmaker Limited | Fixed charge | 1 property | 02/02/1999 | 10/11/2007 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/07/1997 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/07/1997 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/07/1997 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/02/1994 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/11/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 10/03/1989 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/12/1985 | 22/12/2021 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/08/1983 | 22/12/2021 | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 02/02/1979 | — |
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Recent filings (136 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28