A & A FABRICATIONS & WELDING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06718607 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-08

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

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

£84.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £84,924

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£85k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£122k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-03-30	2023-03-30
Total assets	£84.9k	£84.9k
Current assets	£122.1k	£122.1k
Net assets	£84.9k	£84.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-01-17
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gazette · DISS40
2025-12-30
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gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-30
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accounts · AA
2024-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-30
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accounts · AA
2019-12-30
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accounts · AA01
2019-02-08
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accounts · AAMD
2018-12-30
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accounts · AA
2018-02-07
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accounts · AAMD
2017-12-30
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accounts · AA
2016-12-31
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accounts · AA
2016-06-15
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officers · AP01
2016-06-01
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ALLSOP, Michele Maria appointed
director
2008-10-08
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Company incorporated
As A & A FABRICATIONS & WELDING LIMITED
2008-10-08
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ALLSOP, Peter appointed
director

Owner dependency

96/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Allsop Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-10-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

17 Macmerry Close

Fulford Park

Sunderland

Tyne And Wear

SR5 3DY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-03-30OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-03-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ALLSOP, Michele Maria→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-06-01

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ALLSOP, Peter→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-10-08

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Recent filings (43 total)

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gazette · DISS40

2026-01-17

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-14

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-12-30