FLOWQUIP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01623009 · ltd · incorporated 1982-03-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 38.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 38.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 9 total, 9 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
148 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 400 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-07-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-06📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-12-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29➖CASSON, Pamela resigneddirector
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-24➕CASSON, Pamela appointeddirector
- 2013-12-10➖BANCROFT, Roger Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2013-12-10➖BANCROFT, Roger Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2013-11-06➕BANCROFT, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2013-11-06➕WOOD, Lucy Emma appointeddirector
- 2002-04-06➕BLOOMFIELD, Robert John appointeddirector
- 1998-02-19➖ENGLISH, Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 1995-07-28➕NAYLOR, Craig Steven appointeddirector
- 1993-07-29➖BANCROFT, Janet Dorien resigneddirector
- 1991-10-10➕BANCROFT, Roger Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 1991-10-10➖LOCKEY, Carol Ann resignedsecretary
- 1987-10-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1982-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs FLOWQUIP LIMITED
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Fiq Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Fiq Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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FLOWQUIP LIMITED
This company · 01623009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiq Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/10/2025 |
8 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Kathryn Emma Bloomfieldceased 20/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Lucy Emma Woodceased 05/07/2018· significant influence
- Mr Robert John Bloomfieldceased 20/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Pamela Cassonceased 29/10/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mr Matthew Bancroftceased 05/07/2018· significant influence
- Mrs Lucy Emma Woodceased 05/07/2018· board control · significant influence
- Mr Craig Steven Naylorceased 05/07/2018· board control · significant influence
- Mr Craig Steven Naylorceased 05/07/2018· significant influence
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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit G8 Navigation Close
Lowfields Business Park
Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 9HB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
BANCROFT, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLOOMFIELD, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2002-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NAYLOR, Craig Steven→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1995-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, Lucy Emma→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BANCROFT, Roger Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-10-10 · resigned 2013-12-10
LOCKEY, Carol Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-10-10
BANCROFT, Janet Dorien→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 1993-07-29
BANCROFT, Roger Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 2013-12-10
CASSON, Pamela→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-01-24 · resigned 2024-10-29
ENGLISH, Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1998-02-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/10/1987 | — |
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Recent filings (148 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-22
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-01-06
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-05