ACADEMY FABRICS LIMITED

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03182504 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-03
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
—
year to Apr 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 13300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-31
    ➕
    HAAS, Michael Peter Zatka appointed
    director
  3. 2025-05-31
    ➖
    KILDUFF, Eamonn Frank resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-04-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2009-04-01
    ➕
    IVO TEXTILES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    REILLY, Pat resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-11-17
    ➖
    HAAS, Michael Peter Zatka resigned
    director
  21. 2006-11-17
    ➕
    KILDUFF, Eamonn Frank appointed
    director
  22. 2001-03-31
    ➖
    HAAS, Michael Peter Zatka resigned
    secretary
  23. 2001-03-31
    ➕
    REILLY, Pat appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-03-31
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Phillip Vivian resigned
    director
  25. 1998-01-12
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Phillip Vivian appointed
    director
  26. 1998-01-12
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Richard Magnus resigned
    director
  27. 1997-11-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 1996-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY FABRICS LIMITED
  29. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    HAAS, Michael Peter Zatka appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1996-04-03
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Richard Magnus appointed
    director
  33. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    HAAS, Michael Peter Zatka appointed
    director
  34. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1996-04-03
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 75 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Peter Zatka Haas
Individual · Australian · DOB 11/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13300 — SIC 13300

Registered office

3 Trident Way
International Trading Estate
Southall
Middlesex
UB2 5LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

IVO TEXTILES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAAS, Michael Peter Zatka→
director · ~75y · appointed 2025-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAAS, Michael Peter Zatka→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 2001-03-31
Resigned
REILLY, Pat→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-31 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 1996-04-03
Resigned
EDWARDS, Phillip Vivian→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-01-12 · resigned 2001-03-31
Resigned
EDWARDS, Richard Magnus→
director · ~87y · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 1998-01-12
Resigned
HAAS, Michael Peter Zatka→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 2006-11-17
Resigned
KILDUFF, Eamonn Frank→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-11-17 · resigned 2025-05-31
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 1996-04-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property05/11/1997—
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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14