ACT (FASTENERS AND COMPONENTS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02313374 · ltd · incorporated 1988-11-04
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 36.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 36.6y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-10-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2007-03-31➕GLAYSHIER, Joanne appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-31➕GLAYSHIER, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2007-03-31➕GLAYSHIER, Timothy Brian appointeddirector
- 2007-03-31➖AUSTIN, Margaret Ann resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-31➖AUSTIN, Peter Colin resigneddirector
- 2000-06-29➕AUSTIN, Margaret Ann appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-29➖BROOM, Martin William resignedsecretary
- 2000-06-29➖BROOM, Martin William resigneddirector
- 1994-02-01➕BROOM, Martin William appointedsecretary
- 1994-02-01➕BROOM, Martin William appointeddirector
- 1994-01-31➖KING, Anthony Sidney resignedsecretary
- 1994-01-31➖KING, Anthony Sidney resigneddirector
- 1992-02-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1991-06-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1989-10-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1988-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACT (FASTENERS AND COMPONENTS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy Brian Glayshier Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Joanne Glayshier Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ADSETT TRADING CO LTD→ 03188392 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760
Registered office
Epsilon House The Square, Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
Active
GLAYSHIER, Joanne→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLAYSHIER, Timothy Brian→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AUSTIN, Margaret Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-29 · resigned 2007-03-31
BROOM, Martin William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-02-01 · resigned 2000-06-29
KING, Anthony Sidney→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-01-31
AUSTIN, Peter Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2007-03-31
BROOM, Martin William→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1994-02-01 · resigned 2000-06-29
KING, Anthony Sidney→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1994-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 05/02/1992 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 04/06/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 10/10/1989 | — |
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Recent filings (126 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15