A.B. FAN SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05147594 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-07
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£436.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28250
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £436,933
Net assets shrinking
Down £60,427 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£355k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£437k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£619k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £499.9k | £580.4k |
| Current assets | £618.6k | £760.9k |
| Cash | £355.5k | £484.6k |
| Debtors | £258.1k | £271.3k |
| Net assets | £436.9k | £497.4k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-12-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22➖BATE, Diane Lesley resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2007-02-01➕GUY, Ricky appointeddirector
- 2004-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs A.B. FAN SERVICES LIMITED
- 2004-06-07➕BATE, Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-06-07➕BATE, Diane Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-07➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-07➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-07➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-07➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Charles Bate Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ricky Guyceased 01/03/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28250 — SIC 28250
Registered office
Unit 4 & 5 Shaw Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY2 8TS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BATE, Andrew Charles→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATE, Diane Lesley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2019-10-22
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2004-06-07
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2004-06-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17