ADVANCED METALCRAFT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08065601 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-11
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,270,687
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£352k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£2.4m
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.39M | £1.26M |
| Current assets | £2.36M | £2.87M |
| Cash | £352.0k | £443.9k |
| Debtors | £1.88M | £2.30M |
| Net assets | £1.27M | £1.21M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-02-01➕THREADGOLD, Mark Richard appointedsecretary
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-05-31➖CRICKMORE, Jacqueline Angela resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2020-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-27➕CRICKMORE, Jacqueline Angela appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-27➖WAYLING, Victoria resignedsecretary
- 2012-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED METALCRAFT LIMITED
- 2012-05-11➕BARNES, Kris Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2012-05-11➕BARNES, Victoria appointeddirector
- 2012-05-11➕WAYLING, Victoria appointedsecretary
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
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kris Benjamin Barnes Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 01/06/2016 |
Mrs Victoria Barnes Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 13/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Units 14/15 Francis Way Francis Way, Bowthorpe Employment Area
Norwich
NR5 9JA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
THREADGOLD, Mark Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-02-01
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BARNES, Kris Benjamin→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-05-11
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BARNES, Victoria→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-05-11
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CRICKMORE, Jacqueline Angela→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-27 · resigned 2022-05-31
WAYLING, Victoria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-05-11 · resigned 2017-10-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/06/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14