2 G FABRICATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05555114 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 20.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
93 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 19 | 1800 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-19➖LORD, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2024-07-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-04📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-06-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-14➕TESTE, Lee Alain John appointeddirector
- 2024-05-14➕LORD, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2024-05-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Azoria Consulting Limited (Crn: 14734941)
- 2024-05-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Raechel Kirsty Batey
- 2024-05-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2023-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-01-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-04-04➖LAMB, David resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
- 2020-10-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-07-01➕LAMB, David appointeddirector
- 2018-07-06➖JOHNSTON, Graham resigneddirector
- 2005-10-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 G FABRICATIONS LIMITED
- 2005-09-06➕BATEY, Raymond Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2005-09-06➕BATEY, Raymond Thomas appointeddirector
- 2005-09-06➕JOHNSTON, Graham appointeddirector
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Group structure
Azoria Capital (2) Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Azoria Capital (2) Bidco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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2 G FABRICATIONS LIMITED
This company · 05555114
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Azoria Capital (2) Bidco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/05/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Raechel Bateyceased 14/05/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Jd Fire Limitedceased 04/04/2022· 25-50% shares
- Raymond Thomas Bateyceased 14/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Graham Johnstonceased 06/07/2018· 25-50% shares · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 TOES FOOTWEAR LTD→ 15716993 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST CONTRACTS GROUP LIMITED→ 10496622 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 1ST CONTRACTS LIMITED→ 10523361 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 1ST CONTRACTS SAFETY LTD→ 10747660 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 3D INSULATION HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 10695643 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 3D INSULATION LIMITED→ 05716139 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 48V@LOW CARBON HEAT LTD→ 16613567 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4OCEAN LIMITED→ 05329883 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| A & D SPORTS LIMITED→ 04590002 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| A D STAIRS LIMITED→ 05871832 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A.D.TAYLOR (JOINER) LIMITED→ 07996677 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AA KITCHENS & BEDROOMS LIMITED→ 14707446 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Unit 3b Kayley Industrial Estate
Richmond Street
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL7 0AU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BATEY, Raymond Thomas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BATEY, Raymond Thomas→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TESTE, Lee Alain John→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSTON, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2005-09-06 · resigned 2018-07-06
LAMB, David→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2022-04-04
LORD, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-05-14 · resigned 2025-05-19
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| outstanding | Azoria Consulting (Crn: 14734941) Azoria Consulting Limited (Crn: 14734941) | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Raechel Kirsty Batey / Raymond Thomas Batey | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 14/05/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank Public Company National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company | A registered charge | — | 01/04/2022 | 23/01/2023 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 21/10/2005 | 29/10/2020 |
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Recent filings (93 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-01
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-06-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-22