A.J.GLASSFIBRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03755671 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-21

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

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

£548.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 22290

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 26.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 26.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

140 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £548,187

Net assets shrinking

Down £41,880 YoY

Cash YoY

+7%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

↑ 7.0% YoY

Net Worth

£548k

↓ 7.1% YoY

Current Assets

£940k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£596.7k	£669.6k
Current assets	£940.2k	£1.14M
Cash	£4.8k	£4.5k
Debtors	£693.0k	£875.0k
Net assets	£548.2k	£590.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 accounts
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
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accounts · AA
2025-12-16
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capital · SH08
2025-12-16
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incorporation · MA
2025-12-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-16
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capital · SH10
2025-03-25
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officers · CH01
2025-02-25
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accounts · AA
2024-07-29
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officers · AP01
2024-07-29
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officers · AP01
2024-07-01
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LISHMAN, Katie Alice Roome appointed
director
2024-07-01
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MALLINSON, Oliver appointed
director
2023-11-16
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accounts · AA
2022-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-25
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-10-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
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accounts · AA
2019-09-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2014-11-04
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IRVING, Carol resigned
director
2014-11-04
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IRVING, John resigned
director
2011-04-26
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-04-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2008-06-10
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
2008-06-10
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
2008-05-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-04-23
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2008-04-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2007-11-19
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MALLINSON, Hazel Kathryn appointed
director
2007-11-19
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IRVING, Carol appointed
director
1999-07-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Rdm Factors Limited
1999-06-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: M.I.M.Glassfibre Products Limited
1999-06-28
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MALLINSON, Andrew John appointed
secretary
1999-06-28
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MALLINSON, Andrew John appointed
director
1999-06-28
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-06-28
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IRVING, John appointed
director
1999-06-28
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1999-04-21
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Company incorporated
As A.J.GLASSFIBRE LIMITED
1999-04-21
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-04-21
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MALLINSON, Oliver (same surname) appointed 2024-07-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges

low

Heavily 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 Andrew John Mallinson Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Hazel Kathryn Mallinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Irvingceased 31/07/2018· 25-50% 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

Incorporated1999-04-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

8 Navigation Court

Calder Park

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF2 7BJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-19

Last: 2025-09-05