4FABRICATIONS & WELDING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06458541 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-20
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£134.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £134,455
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,076 YoY
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£81k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Net Worth
£134k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£640k
↓ 10.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£142k£284k£426k£568k£711kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£139.0k£200.1k
Current assets£639.8k£710.6k
Cash£81.2k£74.9k
Debtors£378.5k£435.7k
Net assets£134.5k£157.5k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-19
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    GOODMAN, Gareth Edward resigned
    director
  5. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-02-29
    ➖
    SHORT, Graham Leslie resigned
    director
  9. 2024-01-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2024-01-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    SHORT, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  21. 2018-01-01
    ➖
    SHORT, Graham Leslie resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-03-01
    ➕
    SHORT, Thomas appointed
    director
  23. 2007-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 4FABRICATIONS & WELDING LIMITED
  24. 2007-12-20
    ➕
    SHORT, Darren Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2007-12-20
    ➕
    SHORT, Graham Leslie appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-12-20
    ➕
    GOODMAN, Gareth Edward appointed
    director
  27. 2007-12-20
    ➕
    SHORT, Graham Leslie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Short
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2020
Mr Graham Leslie Short
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Millennium Court
First Avenue
Burton On Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 2WH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

SHORT, Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-01
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Active
SHORT, Darren Michael→
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-12-20
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Active
SHORT, Thomas→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-03-01
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Active
SHORT, Graham Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-20 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
GOODMAN, Gareth Edward→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-12-20 · resigned 2025-07-19
Resigned
SHORT, Graham Leslie→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-12-20 · resigned 2024-02-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04