ANVIL FABRICATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04800668 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£9.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24530
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,544

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£23k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-29
Total assets£20.3k
Current assets£23.0k
Cash£22.3k
Debtors£561
Net assets£9.5k

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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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-28
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-27
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  7. 2020-06-29
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  8. 2019-06-27
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  9. 2018-06-29
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  10. 2017-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-06
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  12. 2016-06-29
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  13. 2015-06-29
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  14. 2015-06-25
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  15. 2014-06-27
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  16. 2014-06-25
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  17. 2003-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ANVIL FABRICATIONS LIMITED
  18. 2003-06-17
    ➕
    LESTER, Sue appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-06-17
    ➕
    SMITH, Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2003-06-17
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-06-17
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-06-17
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-06-17
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Smith
Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24530 — SIC 24530

Registered office

106 Holme Lane
Sheffield
S6 4JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LESTER, Sue→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-06-17
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Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-17 · resigned 2003-06-17
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-17 · resigned 2003-06-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
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accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
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accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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2023-06-13
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accounts · AA
2022-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-20