ALL4MATS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07520056 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46431
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-26➖SCAIFE, Garry Anthony resigneddirector
- 2021-08-26➖SCAIFE, Helen Margaret resigneddirector
- 2021-08-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-01-30➕WARD, Linda appointeddirector
- 2013-07-24➕WARD, Shaun appointeddirector
- 2011-10-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Garry Scaife and Helen Margaret Scaife
- 2011-03-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-02-09➖HILTON, Helen Claire resigneddirector
- 2011-02-09➕SCAIFE, Garry Anthony appointeddirector
- 2011-02-09➕SCAIFE, Helen Margaret appointeddirector
- 2011-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ALL4MATS LIMITED
- 2011-02-07➕HILTON, Helen Claire appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Linda Ward Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/08/2021 |
Mr Shaun Ward Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/08/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Shaun Wardceased 13/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Garry Anthony Scaifeceased 13/08/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mrs Helen Margaret Scaifeceased 13/08/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46431 — SIC 46431
Registered office
Unit Nm2a The New Mill George Street
Milnsbridge
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD3 4JD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
HILTON, Helen Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2011-02-07 · resigned 2011-02-09
SCAIFE, Garry Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-02-09 · resigned 2021-08-26
SCAIFE, Helen Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-02-09 · resigned 2021-08-26
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Garry Scaife and Helen Margaret Scaife | Debenture | 1 property | 07/10/2011 | 27/01/2016 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 31/03/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-11