AAZTEC ASSOCIATES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02728934 · ltd · incorporated 1992-07-06
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 21.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), 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. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 21.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.5 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 (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3000 | 3100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-12-02📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2020-12-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-12-01➕BROWN, Nicola Ann appointeddirector
- 2011-12-01➖BROWN, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2008-01-29➕WELBORN, Matthew Clive appointeddirector
- 2005-10-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-07-30➖BROWN, Barbara resignedsecretary
- 2005-07-22➕BROWN, Nicola Ann appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1992-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AAZTEC ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- 1992-07-06➕BROWN, Christopher Hedley appointeddirector
- 1992-07-06➕BROWN, Oliver Hedley appointeddirector
- 1992-07-06➕BROWN, Barbara appointedsecretary
- 1992-07-06➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-07-06➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-07-06➕BROWN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 1992-07-06➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-07-06➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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 Oliver Hedley Brown Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/07/2016 |
Mr Christopher Hedley Brown Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10SQUARED LIMITED→ 05174578 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 1863 MOUNTAINEER LOCOMOTIVE LTD→ 11888664 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 1ST DEFENCE FABRICATIONS LIMITED→ 06493738 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 2B PRINT LIMITED→ 09180754 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 2MOTOUK LTD→ 12869229 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 7STREET LIMITED→ 06804221 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| A & G CARAVANS LIMITED→ 06480292 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| A1 MICROWAVE LIMITED→ 04937851 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| A19 GARDEN MACHINERY LTD→ 08212342 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| A2Z ELECTRICAL (YORK) LTD→ 16564662 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABBEY JET LTD→ 10260569 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABBEY SIGNS & ENGRAVERS LIMITED→ 04997570 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Becklands Close
Bar Lane
Roecliffe York
North Yorkshire
YO51 9NR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
Active
BROWN, Christopher Hedley→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1992-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Nicola Ann→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-01
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BROWN, Oliver Hedley→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1992-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WELBORN, Matthew Clive→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Barbara→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-07-06 · resigned 2005-07-30
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-07-06 · resigned 1992-07-06
BROWN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1992-07-06 · resigned 2011-12-01
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-07-06 · resigned 1992-07-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 29/10/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/10/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (108 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-12-02
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2020-12-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13