A.D.A. FASTFIX LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04519982 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-28
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 20.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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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 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 20.9y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-06
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2023-04-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-03-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2022-02-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-10-22
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    TODHUNTER, Alan appointed
    director
  12. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2017-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2005-06-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2003-07-17
    ➕
    MOAT, Sharon June appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-07-17
    ➕
    ALFORD, Andrew David appointed
    director
  22. 2003-07-17
    ➖
    NWL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-07-17
    ➖
    NWL NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A.D.A. FASTFIX LIMITED
  25. 2002-08-28
    ➕
    NWL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-08-28
    ➕
    NWL NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Avonbar Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A.D.A. FASTFIX LIMITED
This company · 04519982

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
Avonbar Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/02/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew David Alfordceased 14/02/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2002-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit 10 The Merlin Centre, Lancaster Road
Cressex Business Park
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 3QL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MOAT, Sharon June→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALFORD, Andrew David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TODHUNTER, Alan→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-10-22
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Active
NWL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2003-07-17
Resigned
NWL NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2003-07-17
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 property23/06/2005—
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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27