A. J. FABRICATIONS LIMITED

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04335041 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-05
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£190.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £190,524
Net assets shrinking
Down £61,294 YoY
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£188k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£191k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£241k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£66k£132k£197k£263k£329kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£203.6k£285.8k
Current assets£241.2k£329.0k
Cash£187.9k£220.3k
Debtors£53.3k£108.7k
Net assets£190.5k£251.8k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-18
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-06-17
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    CLIFFORD, Karen Anne resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-06-17
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    CLIFFORD, David Charles resigned
    director
  11. 2020-12-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2020-12-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2018-04-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2018-04-18
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-03-21
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    MITCHELL, Gregg appointed
    director
  20. 2005-09-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2002-03-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Walter Reginald Grist and Andrew Grist
  22. 2001-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As A. J. FABRICATIONS LIMITED
  23. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    CLIFFORD, Karen Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-12-05
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    CLIFFORD, David Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2001-12-05
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

G.M.B.T. Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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G.M.B.T. Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
A. J. FABRICATIONS LIMITED
This company · 04335041

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
G.M.B.T. Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/03/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mugumo Limitedceased 09/12/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mrs Karen Anne Cliffordceased 15/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr David Charles Cliffordceased 15/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2001-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Unit 9 Manfield Park
Guildford Road
Cranleigh
Surrey
GU6 8PT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MITCHELL, Gregg→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLIFFORD, Karen Anne→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2021-06-17
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2001-12-05
Resigned
CLIFFORD, David Charles→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2021-06-17
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2001-12-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Walter Reginald Grist and Andrew Grist
Debenture1 property06/03/200220/09/2005

Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-11