A FAWCETT PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £422.6k | £547.2k |
| Current assets | £315.1k | £361.9k |
| Cash | £145.3k | £173.1k |
| Debtors | £148.8k | £163.4k |
| Net assets | £271.7k | £327.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: David Peaker (As Trustee of the Dpjp Family Pension Ssas)
- 2019-08-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-08-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2018-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-12➖SUGDEN, Barry resigneddirector
- 2008-04-06➕THOMPSON, Joanne Louise appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-06➕THOMPSON, Joanne Louise appointeddirector
- 2008-04-06➖PEAKER, Jean resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-06➖PEAKER, David resigneddirector
- 2008-04-06➖PEAKER, Jean resigneddirector
- 2008-04-06➕SUGDEN, Barry appointeddirector
- 1995-12-15➖HORSFIELD, David resigneddirector
- 1984-02-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1983-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A FAWCETT PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
A Fawcett Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A Fawcett Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | David Peaker (As Trustee of the Dpjp Family Pension Ssas) / Joanne Louise Thompson (As Trustee of the Dpjp Family Pension Ssas) / Pensions Partnership Ssas Trustees (As Trustee of the Dpjp Family Pension Ssas) David Peaker (As Trustee of the Dpjp Family Pension Ssas) / Joanne Louise Thompson (As Trustee of the Dpjp Family Pension Ssas) / Pensions Partnership Ssas Trustees Limited (As Trustee of the Dpjp Family Pension Ssas) | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/08/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/02/1984 | 19/08/2019 |