A1 POWDER COATERS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09055470 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-23
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 May 2025
Net worth
£78.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
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: 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £78,703

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£79k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£118k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£24k£47k£71k£94k£118kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£78.7k£78.0k
Current assets£118.1k£116.7k
Net assets£78.7k£78.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-13
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  3. 2023-11-24
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  4. 2022-11-10
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  5. 2021-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-18
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    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-04
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-12-08
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    DHALIWAL, Tarlock Singh appointed
    director
  13. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-06-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-06-19
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    KAUR, Amarjeet resigned
    director
  18. 2018-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-04-19
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    KAUR, Amarjeet appointed
    director
  20. 2018-04-11
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    DHALIWAL, Tarlock Singh resigned
    director
  21. 2014-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 POWDER COATERS LTD
  22. 2014-05-23
    ➕
    SUMMAN, Kc appointed
    director
  23. 2014-05-23
    ➕
    DHALIWAL, Tarlock Singh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kc Summan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/05/2017

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
Incorporated2014-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 18 Oldbury Road
Unit 18a Izons Ind Est
West Bromwich
B70 9BS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DHALIWAL, Tarlock Singh→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-12-08
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Active
SUMMAN, Kc→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-05-23
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Active
DHALIWAL, Tarlock Singh→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2018-04-11
Resigned
KAUR, Amarjeet→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-04-19 · resigned 2018-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-04