ADVANCED FABRICATIONS POYLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01707393 · ltd · incorporated 1983-03-17
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 41.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
126 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees121100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-11
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  3. 2025-09-11
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  4. 2025-09-02
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-27
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  11. 2022-10-26
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2020-07-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2020-07-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2020-07-14
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    Charge satisfied #4
  19. 2020-07-14
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2020-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-02-18
    ➕
    GILL, Jagdeep Kaur appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-07
    ➖
    GILL, Kuldip Singh resigned
    director
  23. 2013-06-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  24. 2013-04-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  25. 2002-11-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2002-11-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 1997-10-01
    ➕
    GILL, Satpal Singh appointed
    director
  28. 1994-11-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  29. 1991-12-31
    ➕
    GILL, Mohinder appointed
    secretary
  30. 1991-12-31
    ➖
    FAIRFIELD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1984-10-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  32. 1983-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED FABRICATIONS POYLE LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Gillagio Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gillagio Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADVANCED FABRICATIONS POYLE LIMITED
This company · 01707393

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gillagio Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Satpal Singh Gillceased 19/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

1 White Hart Road
Chalvey
Slough
Berks
SL1 2SF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GILL, Mohinder→
secretary · appointed 1991-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILL, Jagdeep Kaur→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILL, Satpal Singh→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAIRFIELD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1991-12-31
Resigned
GILL, Kuldip Singh→
director · ~83y · resigned 2014-06-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/06/201314/07/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/04/201314/07/2020
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge2 properties28/11/199421/11/2002
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property22/10/198421/11/2002

Recent filings (126 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-09-11
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-09-11
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2022-10-27
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26