COMPACT FOILERS LTD
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.0k | — |
| Current assets | £1.0k | — |
| Net assets | £1.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 officers
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29➖DALY, Peter resigneddirector
- 2026-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-16➕SELF, Timothy appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-16➕SELF, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2009-03-16➕DALY, Peter appointeddirector
- 2009-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs COMPACT FOILERS LTD
- 2009-01-22➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
- 2009-01-22➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanGroup structure
Ts Converting Equipment Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ts Converting Equipment Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control | 22/11/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Tim Selfceased 22/11/2022· 50-75% shares · firm interest
- Mr Peter Dalyceased 22/11/2022· 50-75% shares · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/07/2023 | — |