ADVANCED FASTENERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04965112 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-14
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees300300

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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2016-06-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-06-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2008-10-15
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    SHPILIAK, Victoria appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-10-15
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    MEEK, Richard David resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-07-11
    ➖
    MEEK, Leonard resigned
    director
  20. 2003-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED FASTENERS LIMITED
  21. 2003-11-14
    ➕
    MEEK, Richard David appointed
    director
  22. 2003-11-14
    ➕
    MEEK, Richard David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-11-14
    ➕
    T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2003-11-14
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    T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2003-11-14
    ➕
    MEEK, Leonard appointed
    director
  26. 2003-11-14
    ➕
    T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2003-11-14
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    T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard David Meek
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/05/2017

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
Incorporated2003-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33110 — SIC 33110

Registered office

Healaugh Manor
Wighill Lane
Tadcaster
North Yorkshire
LS24 8HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SHPILIAK, Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEEK, Richard David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-11-14
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Active
MEEK, Richard David→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2008-10-15
Resigned
T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2003-11-14
Resigned
MEEK, Leonard→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2008-07-11
Resigned
T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2003-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-29