ALL FILL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02855635 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-21

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 32.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 32.6y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 32.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

150 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
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BRIGGS, Emma Jayne appointed
director
2025-07-23
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POOLEY, David resigned
director
2025-07-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-01
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-08-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-16
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POOLEY, David appointed
director
2023-06-05
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LANG, Kirsty resigned
secretary
2023-06-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-08-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-16
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MACDONALD, Roderick appointed
director
2018-02-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2015-09-22
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WATTS, Carol appointed
director
2014-08-29
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WARMINGTON, Michael Dennis resigned
director
2014-07-05
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LANG, Kirsty appointed
secretary
2014-07-04
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WILLIAMS, Owen resigned
secretary
2013-08-12
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-03-01
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GOULDEN, Simon appointed
director
2012-02-28
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WALKER, Robert John resigned
director
2007-07-03
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BOURNE, Philip resigned
director
2004-04-01
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BOURNE, Philip appointed
director
2004-04-01
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WARMINGTON, Michael Dennis appointed
director
1999-07-28
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LEE, John resigned
secretary
1999-07-28
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WILLIAMS, Owen appointed
secretary
1999-07-28
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LEE, John resigned
director
1994-03-16
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LEE, John appointed
secretary
1994-03-16
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WATTS, Michael Rowland resigned
secretary
1994-03-16
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WALKER, Robert John appointed
director
1993-12-13
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MARSHALL, Brian resigned
nominee-secretary
1993-11-24
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WATTS, Michael Rowland appointed
secretary
1993-11-24
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LEE, John appointed
director
1993-11-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: 3I Group PLC
1993-10-13
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WATTS, Michael Rowland appointed
director
1993-10-13
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BARLEY, Michael Desmond Tennyson resigned
nominee-director
1993-09-21
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Company incorporated
As ALL FILL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
1993-09-21
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MARSHALL, Brian appointed
nominee-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+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

80/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Rowland Watts Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	16/08/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Carol Wattsceased 25/03/2020· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1993-09-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

5 Gateshead Close

Sunderland Road

Sandy Bedfordshire

SG19 1RS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-07

Last: 2025-08-24