CASTLE FINE ARTS FOUNDRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04550809 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-02
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.
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 16.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees47004600

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
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Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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  2. 2024-09-26
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  3. 2023-09-15
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  4. 2023-02-28
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    ATTWOOD, James Martin appointed
    director
  5. 2023-02-28
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  6. 2023-02-27
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    WESTON, Christopher Henry resigned
    director
  7. 2023-02-27
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  8. 2022-08-15
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  9. 2021-09-28
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  10. 2021-04-29
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  11. 2021-04-23
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  12. 2021-04-01
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    JONES, Robert Martin appointed
    director
  13. 2021-04-01
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    WESTON, Christopher Henry appointed
    director
  14. 2020-10-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2020-10-16
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
  16. 2020-10-12
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  17. 2019-05-20
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  18. 2018-09-04
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  19. 2017-07-15
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  20. 2017-07-01
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  21. 2017-06-30
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2017-06-26
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Finance Wales Investments (14) LTD
  23. 2017-05-18
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  24. 2016-09-22
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    CALLAGHAN, Barry Thomas resigned
    director
  25. 2014-09-05
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Finance Wales Investments (6) Limited
  26. 2012-01-01
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    CALLAGHAN, Barry Thomas appointed
    director
  27. 2011-03-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Jewson Limited
  28. 2010-02-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 2010-01-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 2009-12-22
    ➕
    JONES, Christopher Mark appointed
    secretary
  31. 2009-12-22
    ➖
    BUTLER, Jennifer Ann resigned
    secretary
  32. 2009-12-22
    ➖
    BUTLER, Jennifer Ann resigned
    director
  33. 2009-12-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Finance Wales Investments (6) Limited
  34. 2008-02-01
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    JONES, Christopher Mark appointed
    director
  35. 2002-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As CASTLE FINE ARTS FOUNDRY LIMITED
  36. 2002-10-02
    ➕
    BUTLER, Christopher Adam appointed
    director
  37. 2002-10-02
    ➕
    BUTLER, Jennifer Ann appointed
    secretary
  38. 2002-10-02
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2002-10-02
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2002-10-02
    ➕
    BUTLER, Jennifer Ann appointed
    director
  41. 2002-10-02
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2002-10-02
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 low
8 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Adam Butler
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/10/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2002-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Castle Fine Arts Foundry Tanat Foundry
Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant
Oswestry
Powys
SY10 0AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

JONES, Christopher Mark→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATTWOOD, James Martin→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Christopher Adam→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Christopher Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Robert Martin→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Jennifer Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-02 · resigned 2009-12-22
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-02 · resigned 2002-10-02
Resigned
BUTLER, Jennifer Ann→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-10-02 · resigned 2009-12-22
Resigned
CALLAGHAN, Barry Thomas→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2016-09-22
Resigned
WESTON, Christopher Henry→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2023-02-27
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-02 · resigned 2002-10-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
8
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Dbw Investments (3)
Dbw Investments (3) Limited
A registered charge2 properties16/10/2020—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/06/2017—
outstanding
Finance Wales Investments (14)
Finance Wales Investments (14) LTD
A registered charge—26/06/2017—
outstanding
Finance Wales Investments (6)
Finance Wales Investments (6) Limited
A registered charge1 property05/09/2014—
outstanding
Jewson
Jewson Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property23/03/2011—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/02/2010—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/01/2010—
outstanding
Finance Wales Investments (6)
Finance Wales Investments (6) Limited
Debenture1 property22/12/2009—
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Recent filings (79 total)

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2025-11-12
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accounts · AA
2025-09-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
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accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
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accounts · AA
2023-09-15
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officers · AP01
2023-02-28
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officers · TM01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-29
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officers · AP01
2021-04-23
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mortgage · MR01
2020-10-19