A C FITTON & CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02068730 · ltd · incorporated 1986-10-30
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 30.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£226.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.7y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
139 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £226,811

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£227k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£470k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£123k£245k£368k£491k£613kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£418.1k£566.3k
Current assets£470.5k£613.3k
Net assets£226.8k£209.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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  2. 2025-08-12
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  3. 2025-01-02
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  4. 2023-12-19
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  5. 2022-09-29
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  6. 2021-12-27
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  7. 2020-12-23
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  8. 2019-12-19
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  9. 2019-10-31
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  10. 2019-01-08
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  11. 2018-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-04-27
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    CRABTREE, Helen Clare resigned
    secretary
  13. 2018-04-27
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-01-09
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  15. 2017-09-14
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  16. 2017-09-14
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  17. 2017-06-30
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-09-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2013-06-01
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    FITTON, Rosalind Clare appointed
    director
  20. 2013-05-01
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    BACKHOUSE, Russell John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    CRABTREE, Helen Clare appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-11-12
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    CRABTREE, Helen Clare resigned
    director
  23. 2007-04-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2007-03-29
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    CRABTREE, Helen Clare appointed
    director
  25. 2005-03-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
  26. 1995-09-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 1994-05-12
    ➕
    BACKHOUSE, Russell John appointed
    secretary
  28. 1994-02-19
    ➖
    STEEVES, Richard Martin, Dr resigned
    director
  29. 1994-01-20
    ➖
    STOCKS, Timothy Edward resigned
    secretary
  30. 1991-11-25
    ➕
    STEEVES, Richard Martin, Dr appointed
    director
  31. 1991-11-22
    ➖
    REDPATH, Anthony John Douglas resigned
    secretary
  32. 1991-11-22
    ➕
    STOCKS, Timothy Edward appointed
    secretary
  33. 1986-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A C FITTON & CO LIMITED

Owner dependency

96/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FITTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

Fitton & Co Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fitton & Co Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A C FITTON & CO LIMITED
This company · 02068730

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
Fitton & Co Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1986-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

44 Oxford Street
Ramsbury
Marlborough
SN8 2PG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

FITTON, Andrew Charles→
director · ~70y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FITTON, Rosalind Clare→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BACKHOUSE, Russell John→
secretary · appointed 1994-05-12 · resigned 2013-05-01
Resigned
CRABTREE, Helen Clare→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2018-04-27
Resigned
REDPATH, Anthony John Douglas→
secretary · resigned 1991-11-22
Resigned
STOCKS, Timothy Edward→
secretary · appointed 1991-11-22 · resigned 1994-01-20
Resigned
CRABTREE, Helen Clare→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-03-29 · resigned 2007-11-12
Resigned
STEEVES, Richard Martin, Dr→
director · ~65y · appointed 1991-11-25 · resigned 1994-02-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/03/200520/04/2007
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property25/09/199520/09/2016

Recent filings (139 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-31