ARC FABRICATIONS (KING'S LYNN) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02858254 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-30
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£1.30M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -64% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · oldest 24.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,303,618
Cash draining
Cash down 64% YoY
Cash YoY
-64%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£200k
↓ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£458k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.72M | £1.56M |
| Current assets | £458.0k | £750.7k |
| Cash | £200.3k | £553.8k |
| Debtors | £257.7k | £196.9k |
| Net assets | £1.30M | £1.16M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-02-05📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-26➖SMITH, Jeffrey Frank resigneddirector
- 2025-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-30➕GRADY, Ian appointeddirector
- 2025-05-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31➖GRADY, Ian resigneddirector
- 2021-07-01➕WAGNER, Adam Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01➕WARD, Valerie Ann appointeddirector
- 2020-09-30➖WARD, Valarie Ann resignedsecretary
- 2020-09-30➖WARD, Valarie Ann resigneddirector
- 2020-08-31➖WAGNER, Adam Peter resigneddirector
- 2017-10-23🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-08-06🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-03-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-12-17➕WAGNER, Adam Peter appointeddirector
- 2003-08-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-09-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-08-16➕GRADY, Ian appointeddirector
- 2002-08-16➕WARD, Valarie Ann appointeddirector
- 2002-07-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1993-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ARC FABRICATIONS (KING'S LYNN) LIMITED
- 1993-09-30➕WARD, Valarie Ann appointedsecretary
- 1993-09-30➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-09-30➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-09-30➕SMITH, Jeffrey Frank appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 low6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Peter Wagner Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Valerie Ann Ward Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jeffrey Frank Smithceased 26/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Garage Lane Industrial Estate
Setchey
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE33 0BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
Active
WAGNER, Adam Peter→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARD, Valerie Ann→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARD, Valarie Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-09-30 · resigned 2020-09-30
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-09-30 · resigned 1993-09-30
GRADY, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2022-10-31
SMITH, Jeffrey Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1993-09-30 · resigned 2025-11-26
WAGNER, Adam Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2004-12-17 · resigned 2020-08-31
WARD, Valarie Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2020-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/10/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/03/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/09/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/07/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (117 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-02-17
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10