AFT FLUOROTEC COATINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06102933 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 25 | 2600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-06📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-04-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-30➖MCALLISTER, Annette Christine resigneddirector
- 2021-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-31➖MCALLISTER, Bruce James resigneddirector
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-01➕MCALLISTER, Annette Christine appointeddirector
- 2011-03-22➕CROW, Michael appointeddirector
- 2011-03-18➖CROW, Michael resigneddirector
- 2010-11-10➕WACEY, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2010-11-10➕MCALLISTER, Bruce James appointeddirector
- 2009-03-11➕MCALLISTER, James Bruce appointeddirector
- 2009-03-11➖MCALLISTER, Annette Christine resignedsecretary
- 2009-03-11➕CROW, Michael appointeddirector
- 2009-03-11➖MCALLISTER, Annette Christine resigneddirector
- 2009-03-11➖MCALLISTER, Bruce James resigneddirector
- 2008-03-07➖LANKESTER, Clive Arthur resigneddirector
- 2008-03-07➕MCALLISTER, Annette Christine appointeddirector
- 2008-03-07➕MCALLISTER, Bruce James appointeddirector
- 2007-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AFT FLUOROTEC COATINGS LIMITED
- 2007-02-14➕MCALLISTER, Annette Christine appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-14➕A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-02-14➖A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-02-14➕LANKESTER, Clive Arthur appointeddirector
- 2007-02-14➕A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-02-14➖A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 |
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Mr James Bruce Mcallister Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/06/2016 |
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Registered office
Unit F City Park
Swiftfields
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1LY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
CROW, Michael→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCALLISTER, James Bruce→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WACEY, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCALLISTER, Annette Christine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2009-03-11
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2007-02-14
CROW, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2011-03-18
LANKESTER, Clive Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2008-03-07
MCALLISTER, Annette Christine→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2021-07-30
MCALLISTER, Annette Christine→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2009-03-11
MCALLISTER, Bruce James→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2010-11-10 · resigned 2020-12-31
MCALLISTER, Bruce James→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2009-03-11
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2007-02-14
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Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-05-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-09
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14