ABSOLUTE PATTERN AND TOOLMAKERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09679329 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£35.3k
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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,315
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,760 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£82k
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£207k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£76k£151k£227k£302k£378kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£100.1k£356.2k
Current assets£207.3k£377.9k
Cash£82.2k—
Debtors£113.0k—
Net assets£35.3k£72.1k

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

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1 signal 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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-28
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-27
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  15. 2018-12-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-12-27
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  17. 2018-11-23
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    BENNETT, Matthew Gordon resigned
    director
  18. 2018-11-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2016-02-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee")
  21. 2015-07-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE PATTERN AND TOOLMAKERS LIMITED
  22. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    HUGHES, Neil Stephen appointed
    director
  23. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Scott Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    LAMB, Daniel David appointed
    director
  25. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    WALMSLEY, John David appointed
    director
  26. 2015-07-09
    ➕
    BENNETT, Matthew Gordon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Anthony Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Daniel David Lamb
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr John David Walmsley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Neil Stephen Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew Gordon Bennettceased 23/11/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Units 4 & 20 Perkins Yard Mansfield Road
Derby
DE21 4AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

HUGHES, Neil Stephen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Scott Anthony→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-07-09
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Active
LAMB, Daniel David→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-07-09
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Active
WALMSLEY, John David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-07-09
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Active
BENNETT, Matthew Gordon→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-07-09 · resigned 2018-11-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee")
A registered charge—04/02/2016—
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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-03