ASPIRE MANUFACTURING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10039924 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-03
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£21.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
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 2.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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 (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
28 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,497
Net assets shrinking
Down £268,142 YoY
Cash YoY
+320%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↑ 320% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 93% YoY
Current Assets
£239k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£130k£261k£391k£522k£652kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£21.5k£289.6k
Current assets£239.1k£652.4k
Cash£10.8k£2.6k
Debtors£37.7k£412.9k
Net assets£21.5k£289.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-08-28
    ➕
    PINCH, Steven John appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  8. 2023-05-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-12-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ASPIRE MANUFACTURING LIMITED
  20. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    BURGOYNE, Kit appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    GAUNT, David Matthew appointed
    director
  22. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    MURPHY, Paul Nicholas appointed
    director
  23. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    SCOTT, Benjamin Joshua 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
  • -5 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

40a Racecommon Road
Barnsley
S70 6AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

BURGOYNE, Kit→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAUNT, David Matthew→
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-03-03
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Active
MURPHY, Paul Nicholas→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PINCH, Steven John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Benjamin Joshua→
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—24/10/2023—
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07