A F C PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01837889 · ltd · incorporated 1984-08-02
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees11900

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2019-05-20
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-05-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2019-05-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-05-17
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-18
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    UPTON, Emma Joanne appointed
    director
  14. 2019-02-18
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    HAUSER, Senry Weiyee resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-02-18
    ➖
    HAUSER, Carl, Dr. resigned
    director
  16. 2019-02-18
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    HAUSER, Frederick Morris resigned
    director
  17. 2019-02-18
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-02-18
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-02-18
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-02-18
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2005-09-01
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    UPTON, Philip Ivor appointed
    director
  22. 2005-09-01
    ➕
    HAUSER, Carl, Dr. appointed
    director
  23. 2005-08-31
    ➕
    HAUSER, Senry Weiyee appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-08-31
    ➖
    MOSS, Cheryl Ann resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-09-01
    ➕
    MOSS, Cheryl Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-08-31
    ➖
    HAUSER, Angela Jean resigned
    secretary
  27. 2001-08-31
    ➖
    HAUSER, Angela Jean resigned
    director
  28. 1984-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As A F C PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

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

Group structure

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

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Afc Upton Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A F C PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 01837889

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
Afc Upton Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Frederick Morris Hauserceased 18/02/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated1984-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Countrywide House
23 West Bar
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 9SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

UPTON, Emma Joanne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UPTON, Philip Ivor→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAUSER, Angela Jean→
secretary · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
HAUSER, Senry Weiyee→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-31 · resigned 2019-02-18
Resigned
MOSS, Cheryl Ann→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2005-08-31
Resigned
HAUSER, Angela Jean→
director · ~77y · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
HAUSER, Carl, Dr.→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2019-02-18
Resigned
HAUSER, Frederick Morris→
director · ~78y · resigned 2019-02-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-24