FORTRESS INTERLOCKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01312085 · ltd · incorporated 1977-05-03

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 18.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

49 officers (7 active, 49 linked, 41 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

205 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (110 events)Click to expand

2026-03-21
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accounts · AA
2025-10-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-03
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officers · AP01
2025-10-01
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EATON, Julie J. appointed
director
2025-09-30
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MUELLER, Thorsten resigned
director
2025-05-16
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officers · AP01
2025-05-16
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officers · AP01
2025-04-01
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EVANS, Clare appointed
director
2025-03-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-10
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FUDGE, Cheryl resigned
director
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
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officers · AP01
2024-09-20
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officers · TM02
2024-08-16
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PAGE, Ruth resigned
secretary
2024-07-01
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BELAMINE, Anne-Sophie appointed
director
2024-04-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-31
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FRANKLIN, Mark resigned
director
2023-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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officers · AP01
2023-07-01
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GUARINI, Jay appointed
director
2023-05-31
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officers · RP04TM01
2023-04-24
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FUDGE, Cheryl appointed
director
2023-04-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
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SMITH, Steven James resigned
secretary
2023-03-31
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SMITH, Steven James resigned
director
2023-02-08
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officers · AP01
2023-01-26
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MUELLER, Thorsten appointed
director
2023-01-11
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HUDSON, Rachel Lillian resigned
director
2023-01-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-12-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-12-01
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BROWITT, Peter Craig appointed
director
2022-11-30
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SMITH, Joanna Louise resigned
director
2022-09-30
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SHARP, Malcolm resigned
director
2022-07-22
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STARK, Robert resigned
director
2022-07-01
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PAGE, Ruth appointed
secretary
2022-05-25
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HUDSON, Rachel Lillian appointed
director
2022-03-17
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PRESTIDGE, Tim, Dr resigned
director
2022-01-31
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WILLIAMS, Kelly resigned
director
2022-01-04
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GODDARD, Wesley James appointed
director
2021-12-03
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BENNETT, Stephen Robert resigned
secretary
2021-12-03
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SMITH, Steven James appointed
secretary
2021-09-30
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WILLIAMS, Kelly appointed
director
2021-04-30
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HALLOWS, Kirsty Jane resigned
director
2021-04-01
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MCMILLAN, Wendy Juliet resigned
director
2021-04-01
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PRESTIDGE, Tim, Dr appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 110 events

Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Halma Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Halma Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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FORTRESS INTERLOCKS LIMITED

This company · 01312085

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
Halma Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	17/08/2016

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

Incorporated1977-05-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

2 Inverclyde Drive

Wolverhampton

West Midlands

WV4 6FB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-27

Last: 2025-09-13