METAL SPRAYING (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
03432848 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-11
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (2 active, 21 linked, 11 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1—
Cash£1—
Net assets£1—

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-31
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-01-31
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  6. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2020-12-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2018-10-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-10-28
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    DALE, Jasbinder Kaur appointed
    director
  17. 2018-01-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2017-07-31
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    DALE, Ranjit Singh appointed
    director
  19. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah resigned
    secretary
  20. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    BURNAP, Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    MAGSON, Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2016-10-01
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    BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah appointed
    secretary
  23. 2016-10-01
    ➖
    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-10-27
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    BUCKINGHAM, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  25. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    BURNAP, Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2010-05-28
    ➖
    PEACOCK, Gordon Owen resigned
    director
  27. 2010-04-26
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    ROSE, Ian Andrew resigned
    secretary
  28. 2010-04-12
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    DOUGLAS, John David appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-09-12
    ➕
    BUCKINGHAM, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  30. 2009-08-20
    ➖
    HARVEY, David Martin resigned
    director
  31. 2009-07-06
    ➖
    HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel resigned
    secretary
  32. 2009-07-06
    ➕
    ROSE, Ian Andrew appointed
    secretary
  33. 2009-04-07
    ➕
    HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel appointed
    secretary
  34. 2009-04-07
    ➖
    NUNN, Carol Jayne resigned
    secretary
  35. 2006-10-02
    ➕
    MAGSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  36. 2006-10-02
    ➖
    SOWERBY, David Richard resigned
    director
  37. 2006-09-15
    ➖
    KINGDON, Patricia Ann resigned
    secretary
  38. 2006-09-15
    ➕
    NUNN, Carol Jayne appointed
    secretary
  39. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    KINGDON, Patricia Ann appointed
    secretary
  40. 2003-08-29
    ➖
    SOWERBY, David Richard resigned
    secretary
  41. 2003-08-29
    ➖
    BAILIE, William Henry Mccracken resigned
    director
  42. 2003-08-29
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    SOWERBY, David Richard appointed
    director
  43. 1999-03-01
    ➖
    JOWETT, Jonathan David resigned
    secretary
  44. 1999-03-01
    ➕
    SOWERBY, David Richard appointed
    secretary
  45. 1998-12-31
    ➖
    LAWRENCE, Mark resigned
    director
  46. 1998-08-07
    ➖
    DAVIES, Michael John resigned
    director
  47. 1997-11-18
    ➕
    DAVIES, Michael John appointed
    director
  48. 1997-11-18
    ➕
    HARVEY, David Martin appointed
    director
  49. 1997-11-18
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Mark appointed
    director
  50. 1997-11-18
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Gordon Owen appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Group structure

Metal Spraying (Uk) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Metal Spraying (Uk) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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METAL SPRAYING (UK) LTD
This company · 03432848

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Metal Spraying (Uk) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/07/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Alumasc Limitedceased 31/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • The Alumasc Group Plcceased 11/09/2016· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24200 — SIC 24200

Registered office

Swarn House
Meadow Lane
Bilston
WV14 9NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (2 active · 19 resigned)

DALE, Jasbinder Kaur→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALE, Ranjit Singh→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
DOUGLAS, John David→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-12 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2009-07-06
Resigned
JOWETT, Jonathan David→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-08 · resigned 1999-03-01
Resigned
KINGDON, Patricia Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2006-09-15
Resigned
NUNN, Carol Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-15 · resigned 2009-04-07
Resigned
ROSE, Ian Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-06 · resigned 2010-04-26
Resigned
SOWERBY, David Richard→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-01 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-11 · resigned 1997-10-08
Resigned
BAILIE, William Henry Mccracken→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-10-08 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
BUCKINGHAM, Nicholas John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-09-12 · resigned 2014-10-27
Resigned
BURNAP, Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
DAVIES, Michael John→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-11-18 · resigned 1998-08-07
Resigned
HARVEY, David Martin→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-11-18 · resigned 2009-08-20
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Mark→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-11-18 · resigned 1998-12-31
Resigned
MAGSON, Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-10-02 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
PEACOCK, Gordon Owen→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-11-18 · resigned 2010-05-28
Resigned
SOWERBY, David Richard→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2006-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-31
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12