ADVANCED TOOLING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04610282 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-05
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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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: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.8y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
91 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.

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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover—£6.14M
Gross profit—£1.06M
Profit before tax—£62.1k
Average employees—2800

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2022-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2022-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-08-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2017-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-25
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    Charge satisfied #4
  17. 2013-12-02
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    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2012-08-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Reggeborgh Deelnemingen Bv
  19. 2010-09-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  20. 2007-11-08
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    GREENWOOD, David John resigned
    director
  21. 2007-10-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2006-12-04
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    RAMSEY, Graham John resigned
    director
  23. 2004-05-01
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    TERRY, Mark appointed
    director
  24. 2003-07-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2003-04-14
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    GANDER, Adrian appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-04-14
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    BEST, Keith William appointed
    director
  27. 2003-04-14
    ➕
    GANDER, Adrian appointed
    director
  28. 2003-04-14
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    LARTER, Joseph resigned
    secretary
  29. 2003-04-14
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    GREENWOOD, David John appointed
    director
  30. 2002-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED TOOLING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
  31. 2002-12-05
    ➕
    LARTER, Joseph appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-12-05
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-12-05
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-12-05
    ➕
    RAMSEY, Graham John appointed
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

Advanced Tooling Systems (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Advanced Tooling Systems (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADVANCED TOOLING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
This company · 04610282

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
Advanced Tooling Systems (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest01/07/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Mfd House Parkwood Industrial Estate
Coldred Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 9XX
United Kingdom

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 (4 active · 4 resigned)

GANDER, Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEST, Keith William→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GANDER, Adrian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-04-14
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Active
TERRY, Mark→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LARTER, Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2003-04-14
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2002-12-05
Resigned
GREENWOOD, David John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-04-14 · resigned 2007-11-08
Resigned
RAMSEY, Graham John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2006-12-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Reggeborgh Deelnemingen Bv
Legal charge1 property21/08/201225/05/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property21/09/201002/12/2013
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/10/2007—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/07/2003—
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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08