FIBRE WORKS UK (GODSTONE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04442127 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Satellite telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Turnover—£8.23M
Gross profit—£2.07M
Operating profit—£-1.17M
Profit before tax—£-1.19M
Average employees21005000

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.

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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 (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-05-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Tracie resigned
    director
  5. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-02-06
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2024-01-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2024-01-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
  10. 2024-01-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2024-01-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2024-01-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  13. 2024-01-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2024-01-16
    ➖
    MACKENZIE SMITH, Hugo Duncan Thomas Torquil resigned
    director
  15. 2024-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-01-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2024-01-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-01-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-01-03
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    DELLOW, Paul William appointed
    director
  21. 2022-06-07
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  22. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-10-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2021-10-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2020-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2016-03-24
    ➖
    TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2011-10-28
    ➖
    FARIA, Bras Sardinha resigned
    director
  29. 2011-02-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 2009-09-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  31. 2007-09-24
    ➕
    WICKINGS, Robert Charles appointed
    director
  32. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    FARIA, Bras Sardinha appointed
    director
  33. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Tracie appointed
    director
  34. 2007-05-31
    ➖
    FOGELMAN, David Jason resigned
    secretary
  35. 2007-05-31
    ➕
    TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2007-05-31
    ➖
    FOGELMAN JONES, Lisa Heather resigned
    director
  37. 2007-05-31
    ➕
    MACKENZIE SMITH, Hugo Duncan Thomas Torquil appointed
    director
  38. 2002-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FIBRE WORKS UK (GODSTONE) LIMITED
  39. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    FOGELMAN, David Jason appointed
    director
  40. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    FOGELMAN, David Jason appointed
    secretary
  41. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2002-05-20
    ➖
    L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    FOGELMAN JONES, Lisa Heather appointed
    director
  44. 2002-05-20
    ➕
    L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 2002-05-20
    ➖
    L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 med ·
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.

Group structure

Scci Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Scci Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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FIBRE WORKS UK (GODSTONE) LIMITED
This company · 04442127

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
Scci Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61300 — Satellite telecommunications activities

Registered office

The Pavilion
Botleigh Grange Business Park
Hedge End
Southampton
SO30 2AF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

DELLOW, Paul William→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOGELMAN, David Jason→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WICKINGS, Robert Charles→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOGELMAN, David Jason→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned
TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-31 · resigned 2016-03-24
Resigned
FARIA, Bras Sardinha→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2011-10-28
Resigned
FOGELMAN JONES, Lisa Heather→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
MACKENZIE SMITH, Hugo Duncan Thomas Torquil→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-05-31 · resigned 2024-01-16
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Tracie→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-20 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Glas Trust Corporation
Glas Trust Corporation Limited
A registered charge—19/01/2024—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—05/10/202118/01/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property11/02/201118/01/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/09/200912/01/2024
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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22