ALL STAINLESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02746218 · ltd · incorporated 1992-09-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 33.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 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.

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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees4400

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 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-29
    ➖
    MALONEY, Sean Kieran resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-08-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-08-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-08-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-02-26
    ➖
    FLOWITH, Michael resigned
    director
  12. 2023-02-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-02-10
    ➕
    FLOWITH, Mary Kate appointed
    director
  15. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-08-01
    ➕
    MALONEY, Sean Kieran appointed
    director
  19. 2019-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-06-15
    ➖
    NORMAN, Elizabeth Anne resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-01-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2012-01-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2011-08-01
    ➖
    FLOWITH, Michael resigned
    secretary
  26. 2011-08-01
    ➕
    NORMAN, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    secretary
  27. 2011-08-01
    ➖
    TRIBE, David Roylan resigned
    director
  28. 2011-07-01
    ➕
    FLOWITH, Michael appointed
    director
  29. 1993-12-31
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Brian Eric resigned
    director
  30. 1993-07-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Stainless Steel Supplies Limited
  31. 1993-03-08
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Stainless Steel Supplies Limited
  32. 1992-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALL STAINLESS LIMITED
  33. 1992-09-10
    ➕
    FLOWITH, Michael appointed
    secretary
  34. 1992-09-10
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1992-09-10
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1992-09-10
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Brian Eric appointed
    director
  37. 1992-09-10
    ➕
    TRIBE, David Roylan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sean Kieran Maloney
Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
50–75%
—50-75% shares17/05/2024
Mrs Mary Kate Flowith
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
25–50%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/05/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Michael Flowithceased 17/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Michael Flowithceased 17/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720

Registered office

21 Camford Way
Luton
LU3 3AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

FLOWITH, Mary Kate→
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLOWITH, Michael→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-10 · resigned 2011-08-01
Resigned
NORMAN, Elizabeth Anne→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2017-06-15
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-10 · resigned 1992-09-10
Resigned
FLOWITH, Michael→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2023-02-26
Resigned
MALONEY, Sean Kieran→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-08-01 · resigned 2026-04-29
Resigned
RUSSELL, Brian Eric→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-09-10 · resigned 1993-12-31
Resigned
TRIBE, David Roylan→
director · ~83y · appointed 1992-09-10 · resigned 2011-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Stainless Steel Supplies
Stainless Steel Supplies Limited
Debenture1 property01/07/199321/01/2012
satisfied
Stainless Steel Supplies
Stainless Steel Supplies Limited
Debenture1 property08/03/199321/01/2012

Recent filings (103 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09