ASPECT METALCRAFT LTD
🌳Matureactive
04403856 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-26
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£115.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £115,059
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£115k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£164k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £125.5k | £127.4k |
| Current assets | £163.8k | £199.8k |
| Net assets | £115.1k | £114.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2004-03-12➕BENNETT, Paul Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-12➕BENNETT, Paul Christopher appointeddirector
- 2004-03-12➕HART, David John appointeddirector
- 2004-03-12➖LEVETT, Emma resignedsecretary
- 2002-04-08➕LEVETT, Jonathan Marc appointeddirector
- 2002-04-08➕LEVETT, Emma appointedsecretary
- 2002-04-07➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-04-07➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPECT METALCRAFT LTD
- 2002-03-26➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-03-26➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Christopher Bennett Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/05/2016 |
Mr David John Hart Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/05/2016 |
Mr John Levett Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Archer House Britland Estate
Northbourne Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 8PW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
BENNETT, Paul Christopher→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-03-12
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BENNETT, Paul Christopher→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-03-12
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HART, David John→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2004-03-12
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LEVETT, Jonathan Marc→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-04-08
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LEVETT, Emma→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-08 · resigned 2004-03-12
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2002-04-07
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2002-04-07
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Recent filings (78 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-29