4 FABRICATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04242383 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-27
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£121.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £121,714
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,187 YoY
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£144k
↓ 8.4% YoY
Net Worth
£122k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£234k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£49k£98k£148k£197k£246kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£166.5k£201.0k
Current assets£234.4k£245.8k
Cash£144.5k£157.8k
Debtors£88.0k£86.2k
Net assets£121.7k£127.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2020-03-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-03-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-02-26
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    SCOTT, David John appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-02-17
    ➖
    HETHERINGTON, Ian Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-02-17
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    HETHERINGTON, Ian Malcolm resigned
    director
  14. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-03-03
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    HORSPOOL, David appointed
    director
  21. 2004-07-16
    ➕
    HETHERINGTON, Ian Malcolm appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-07-16
    ➖
    PERRENS, Jerdain Terence Philip resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-07-16
    ➖
    PERRENS, Jerdain Terence Philip resigned
    director
  24. 2002-06-17
    ➖
    HINTON, David Michael resigned
    director
  25. 2002-01-14
    ➖
    ANSERMOZ, David John resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    PERRENS, Jerdain Terence Philip appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-09-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    HETHERINGTON, Ian Malcolm appointed
    director
  29. 2001-08-17
    ➕
    PERRENS, Jerdain Terence Philip appointed
    director
  30. 2001-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 FABRICATIONS LIMITED
  31. 2001-06-27
    ➕
    SCOTT, David John appointed
    director
  32. 2001-06-27
    ➕
    ANSERMOZ, David John appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-06-27
    ➕
    STL SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2001-06-27
    ➖
    STL SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2001-06-27
    ➕
    HINTON, David Michael appointed
    director
  36. 2001-06-27
    ➕
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2001-06-27
    ➖
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Scott
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr David Horspool
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Malcolm Hetheringtonceased 17/02/2020· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit 20 Boulton Industrial
Centre Icknield Street Hockley
Birmingham
B18 5AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

SCOTT, David John→
secretary · appointed 2020-02-26
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Active
HORSPOOL, David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-03-03
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Active
SCOTT, David John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANSERMOZ, David John→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-27 · resigned 2002-01-14
Resigned
HETHERINGTON, Ian Malcolm→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-16 · resigned 2020-02-17
Resigned
PERRENS, Jerdain Terence Philip→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2004-07-16
Resigned
STL SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-27 · resigned 2001-06-27
Resigned
HETHERINGTON, Ian Malcolm→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2020-02-17
Resigned
HINTON, David Michael→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-06-27 · resigned 2002-06-17
Resigned
PERRENS, Jerdain Terence Philip→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2004-07-16
Resigned
STL DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-27 · resigned 2001-06-27
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
Debenture1 property04/09/2001—
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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-03-03