ANDOVER FRAMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06955952 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-08
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£83.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £83,467

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£83k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£88k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£18k£35k£53k£71k£88kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£83.5k£75.0k
Current assets£88.1k£78.4k
Net assets£83.5k£70.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2021-10-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-10-22
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    CARPENTER, Rachel Anne resigned
    director
  8. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-10-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-10-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-10-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-10-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-10-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-10-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-10-05
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    GISBY, Andrew Thomas appointed
    director
  17. 2021-10-05
    ➕
    GISBY, Sharon appointed
    director
  18. 2021-09-24
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    CARPENTER, David Philip resigned
    secretary
  19. 2021-09-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2020-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2019-05-31
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    CARPENTER, David Philip resigned
    director
  25. 2009-08-17
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    CARPENTER, David Philip appointed
    director
  26. 2009-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDOVER FRAMING LIMITED
  27. 2009-07-08
    ➕
    CARPENTER, David Philip appointed
    secretary
  28. 2009-07-08
    ➕
    CARPENTER, Rachel Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Andrew Thomas Gisby
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/10/2021
Mrs Sharon Gisby
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Rachel Anne Carpenterceased 05/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2009-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

38 Bridge Street
Andover
SP10 1BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GISBY, Andrew Thomas→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GISBY, Sharon→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARPENTER, David Philip→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2021-09-24
Resigned
CARPENTER, David Philip→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-08-17 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
CARPENTER, Rachel Anne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2021-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-06