ANDREWS FASTENERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09350180 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-11
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25940
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 11.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
51 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees15001400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
    ➕
    LASHMAR, Matthew appointed
    director
  2. 2026-05-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-07-16
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  6. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-22
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    CAREY, Michael Robson resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-09-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2024-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-09-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2024-09-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2024-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2024-05-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2024-05-08
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2023-12-18
    ➕
    HILL, Philip John appointed
    director
  22. 2023-12-18
    ➕
    CAREY, Michael Robson appointed
    director
  23. 2023-12-18
    ➖
    CAREY, Michael Robson resigned
    director
  24. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2020-07-03
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    Charge satisfied #4
  28. 2016-09-06
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    Charge satisfied #5
  29. 2016-07-12
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Ameuri Limited
  30. 2016-07-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Ameuri Limited
  31. 2016-07-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  32. 2016-06-23
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  33. 2016-02-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  34. 2015-01-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Af Realisations Limited Formally K/a Andrews Fasteners Limited - in Administration Acting by Its Administrator Christopher Brooksbank of O'hara's Limited
  35. 2014-12-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
  36. 2014-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREWS FASTENERS LIMITED
  37. 2014-12-11
    ➕
    CAREY, Michael Robson 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip John Hill
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/12/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Bin Sunceased 18/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Michael Robson Careyceased 18/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25940 — SIC 25940

Registered office

Unit 8 Latchmore Park
Latchmore Road
Leeds
LS12 6DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HILL, Philip John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-12-18
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Active
LASHMAR, Matthew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-05-11
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Active
CAREY, Michael Robson→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-12-18 · resigned 2025-04-22
Resigned
CAREY, Michael Robson→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-12-11 · resigned 2023-12-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge—16/07/2025—
satisfied
Ameuri
Ameuri Limited
A registered charge—12/07/201606/09/2016
satisfied
Ameuri
Ameuri Limited
A registered charge—12/07/201603/07/2020
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge—15/02/201608/05/2024
satisfied
Af Realisations Formally K/a Andrews Fasteners - in Administration Acting by Its Administrator Christopher Brooksbank of O'hara's
Af Realisations Limited Formally K/a Andrews Fasteners Limited - in Administration Acting by Its Administrator Christopher Brooksbank of O'hara's Limited
A registered charge—16/01/201509/07/2016
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge—31/12/201423/06/2016
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Recent filings (51 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-30