SURFACE FINISHING EQUIPMENT GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06948768 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-30

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 15.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

66/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 24510

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

66/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-02
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PIERCE, Christopher Alden appointed
director
2024-02-02
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WIELAND, Sean appointed
director
2024-01-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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PHILLIPS, John Terence resigned
director
2023-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
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PHILLIPS, John Terence appointed
director
2022-09-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-08
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DODGE, John Robert appointed
director
2022-09-08
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FRANCIS, Ian resigned
director
2022-09-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-22
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-10-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-10-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-10-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-01
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CURRIE, Michael appointed
director
2021-10-01
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YANG, Katherine appointed
director
2021-10-01
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FRANCIS, Laura resigned
secretary
2021-10-01
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HOWE, Andrew John resigned
director
2021-10-01
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STANLEY, Michael Leslie resigned
director
2021-07-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-03-31
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WALTON, Neil resigned
director
2012-07-05
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WALTON, Neil appointed
director
2010-11-01
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FRANCIS, Laura appointed
secretary
2010-10-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2009-06-30
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Company incorporated
As SURFACE FINISHING EQUIPMENT GROUP LIMITED
2009-06-30
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FRANCIS, Ian appointed
director
2009-06-30
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HOWE, Andrew John appointed
director
2009-06-30
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STANLEY, Michael Leslie appointed
director

Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-03

Group structure

Surfaceprep Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Surfaceprep Uk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SURFACE FINISHING EQUIPMENT GROUP LIMITED

This company · 06948768

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
Surfaceprep Uk Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/10/2021

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Ian Francisceased 01/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Michael Leslie Stanleyceased 01/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Andrew John Howeceased 01/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-06-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC24510 — SIC 24510

Registered office

36 Orgreave Drive

Sheffield

S13 9NR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2025-11-03OVERDUE

Last: 2024-10-20