A V THERMOFORMING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08907666 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£547.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £547,685
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£208k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Net Worth
£548k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£241k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £624.0k | £583.8k |
| Current assets | £240.8k | £328.3k |
| Cash | £208.2k | £228.0k |
| Debtors | £32.6k | £100.3k |
| Net assets | £547.7k | £538.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-05-15📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-05-06📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-01➕MILLER, Christopher Keith appointeddirector
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-07📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-01-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-01-10📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-27➕PARETE, Gino appointeddirector
- 2014-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A V THERMOFORMING LIMITED
- 2014-02-24➕SHIRES, Norman Frederick appointeddirector
- 2014-02-24➕STEWART, Kevin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Kevin Stewart Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/10/2024 |
Mr Gino Parete Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/10/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AEGIS 4 SECURITY LTD→ 04287662 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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| ANTHONY LLOYD FURNITURE LIMITED→ 14482700 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| ATLAS HANDLING LIMITED→ 03316302 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| AUCKLAND MANUFACTURING LTD→ 08624688 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AUDIO OUTPOST LTD→ 10932149 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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7 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
Incorporated2014-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Saxon Way
Melbourn
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 6DN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MILLER, Christopher Keith→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2022-09-01
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PARETE, Gino→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-08-27
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SHIRES, Norman Frederick→
Activedirector · ~85y · appointed 2014-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWART, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2014-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (44 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-05
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-05-15
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-29