ACANTHUS CAST STONE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05959879 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-09
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23690
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.8y
15/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 mortgage
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 mortgage
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2026-03-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2026-02-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2026-01-23📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-23📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-16➕KENWORTHY, Paul Marcus appointeddirector
- 2024-07-16➕TOZER, Adam William appointeddirector
- 2024-07-16➖ARBLASTER, Karen, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-16➖ARBLASTER, Karen, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-07-16➖SMART, Alan Raymond resigneddirector
- 2024-07-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Alan Smart
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2006-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ACANTHUS CAST STONE LIMITED
- 2006-10-09➕ARBLASTER, Karen, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-09➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-10-09➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-10-09➕ARBLASTER, Karen, Dr appointeddirector
- 2006-10-09➕SMART, Alan Raymond appointeddirector
- 2006-10-09➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-10-09➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
Unbrako Fabrications Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Unbrako Fabrications Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACANTHUS CAST STONE LIMITED
This company · 05959879
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unbrako Fabrications Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 16/07/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alan Raymond Smartceased 16/07/2024· 50-75% shares
- Ms Karen Lorraine Arblasterceased 16/07/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23690 — SIC 23690
Registered office
Showroom Wimsey Way
Somercotes
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 4LS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
KENWORTHY, Paul Marcus→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOZER, Adam William→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-07-16
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ARBLASTER, Karen, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2024-07-16
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2006-10-09
ARBLASTER, Karen, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2024-07-16
SMART, Alan Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2024-07-16
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2006-10-09
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/02/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Alan Smart / Dr Karen Arblaster | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/07/2024 | 23/02/2026 |
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Recent filings (73 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-02-04
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-14