ADVANCED COUPLINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02288645 · ltd · incorporated 1988-08-23
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 31.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). 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 · oldest 31.5y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-03-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-02
    ➖
    OERLEMANS, Frank resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-02
    ➖
    PARIS, William resigned
    director
  9. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2023-06-15
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2023-06-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2023-05-16
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2023-05-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2023-05-16
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2023-04-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2023-04-19
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2023-04-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2023-04-11
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  20. 2023-04-11
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  21. 2023-04-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2023-04-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  23. 2023-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2023-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2023-03-31
    ➕
    STEPIEN, Richard appointed
    director
  26. 2023-03-31
    ➕
    STINSON, Laurie Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    HENRY, Winifred Anne resigned
    secretary
  28. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    HENRY, Shaun resigned
    director
  29. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    HENRY, Victoria Jane resigned
    director
  30. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    KENDRICK, Keith James resigned
    director
  31. 2023-03-31
    ➕
    OERLEMANS, Frank appointed
    director
  32. 2023-03-31
    ➕
    PARIS, William appointed
    director
  33. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    WASYLYK, Peter Roman resigned
    director
  34. 2021-12-15
    ➖
    HENRY, Victoria Jane resigned
    director
  35. 2021-11-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  36. 2021-11-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 2017-01-03
    ➕
    HENRY, Victoria Jane appointed
    director
  38. 2017-01-03
    ➕
    HENRY, Victoria Jane appointed
    director
  39. 2017-01-03
    ➕
    KENDRICK, Keith James appointed
    director
  40. 2006-10-25
    ➖
    HENRY, John Julian resigned
    director
  41. 2006-10-25
    ➕
    HENRY, Shaun appointed
    director
  42. 2006-10-25
    ➕
    WASYLYK, Peter Roman appointed
    director
  43. 1998-06-15
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  44. 1994-12-30
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  45. 1988-08-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED COUPLINGS LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit 3a Riverside Business Park
Royd Ings Avenue
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 4AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

STEPIEN, Richard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STINSON, Laurie Ann→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-03-31
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Active
HENRY, Winifred Anne→
secretary · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
HENRY, John Julian→
director · ~86y · resigned 2006-10-25
Resigned
HENRY, Shaun→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-10-25 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
HENRY, Victoria Jane→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-01-03 · resigned 2021-12-15
Resigned
HENRY, Victoria Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-01-03 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
KENDRICK, Keith James→
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-01-03 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
OERLEMANS, Frank→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-03-31 · resigned 2024-12-02
Resigned
PARIS, William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-03-31 · resigned 2024-12-02
Resigned
WASYLYK, Peter Roman→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-10-25 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage deed2 properties15/06/199805/11/2021
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/12/199405/11/2021

Recent filings (134 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-06-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-05-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-16