FASTAWAY SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03997936 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-19
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £683.8k |
| Current assets | — | £620.8k |
| Cash | — | £368.8k |
| Debtors | — | £243.4k |
| Net assets | — | £641.7k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-08-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2016-08-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-01-01➕SMALLMAN, Craig John appointeddirector
- 2011-02-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2008-10-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2000-05-19🏢Company incorporatedAs FASTAWAY SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED
- 2000-05-19➕EGGINTON, Gail appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-19➕EGGINTON, Christopher Paul Harry appointeddirector
- 2000-05-19➕HAWKSWORTH, Richard Wayne appointeddirector
- 2000-05-19➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-05-19➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-05-19➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-05-19➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Christopher Paul Harry Egginton Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Richard Wayne Hawksworth Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000
Registered office
Unit 3 Chancel Place
Off Boyer St
Derby
DE22 3SH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
EGGINTON, Christopher Paul Harry→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAWKSWORTH, Richard Wayne→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMALLMAN, Craig John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-19 · resigned 2000-05-19
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-19 · resigned 2000-05-19
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/06/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 09/02/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 14/10/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-26