GRAPHSKILL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01249783 · ltd · incorporated 1976-03-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£619.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 43.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £619,198
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£393k
Net Worth
£619k
Current Assets
£775k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £639.7k | — |
| Current assets | £775.5k | — |
| Cash | £393.2k | — |
| Debtors | £134.6k | — |
| Net assets | £619.2k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1200 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-12➖TAYLOR, Ronald Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-05-24🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2019-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-01🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-02-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-02-11🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2019-01-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-05➕TAYLOR, Ronald Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2015-07-23➕STATTER, Harriet Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2015-07-23➕STATTER, Maxwell Thomas appointeddirector
- 2002-11-23➖STATTER, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2002-05-30🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2002-04-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2000-07-07➕MCLAUGHLIN, Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-07➖STATTER, Sybil Olive resignedsecretary
- 1996-01-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 1995-06-30➖STATTER, Sybil Olive resigneddirector
- 1992-09-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Alex Lawrie Receivables Financing Limited
- 1986-02-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1982-11-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1976-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs GRAPHSKILL 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin Thomas Statter Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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7 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
Incorporated1976-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Phoenix Works
Brewery Industrial Estate
Birks Road Cleator Moor
Cumbria
CA25 5HU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
MCLAUGHLIN, Elaine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-07-07
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STATTER, Harriet Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2015-07-23
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Active
STATTER, Maxwell Thomas→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2015-07-23
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STATTER, Sybil Olive→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-07-07
STATTER, Sybil Olive→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1995-06-30
STATTER, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2002-11-23
TAYLOR, Ronald Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-02-05 · resigned 2022-03-12
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/04/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/02/2019 | 24/05/2019 | |
| satisfied | Cumberland Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/01/1996 | 30/05/2002 | |
| satisfied | Alex Lawrie Receivables Financing Alex Lawrie Receivables Financing Limited | First fixed charge | 1 property | 18/09/1992 | 30/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 19/02/1986 | 24/04/2002 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 12/11/1982 | — |
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Recent filings (112 total)
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2025-09-23
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2024-10-01
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2024-09-26
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2024-09-26
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2023-09-22
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2023-08-07
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2023-05-10
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2023-05-10
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2023-05-10
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2023-05-10
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2022-10-03
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2022-09-26
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2022-03-14
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2021-12-09