A B (FOLDING) ROLLERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10747947 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-02
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-51.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £51,779
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£20k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
-£52k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-49.4k | £-27.6k |
| Current assets | £43.5k | £32.7k |
| Cash | £19.6k | £15.3k |
| Debtors | £23.9k | £17.4k |
| Net assets | £-51.8k | £-35.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-16📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08➖ANDERSON, Alison resigneddirector
- 2018-11-08➖BELTON, Helen resigneddirector
- 2017-09-01➕ANDERSON, David Steven appointeddirector
- 2017-09-01➕BELTON, John Victor appointeddirector
- 2017-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs A B (FOLDING) ROLLERS LIMITED
- 2017-05-02➕MALLETT, Malcolm Howard appointeddirector
- 2017-05-02➕ANDERSON, Alison appointeddirector
- 2017-05-02➕BELTON, Helen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Victor Belton Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2018 |
David Steven Anderson Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
7-8 Portmill Lane
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
ANDERSON, David Steven→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELTON, John Victor→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MALLETT, Malcolm Howard→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2017-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-05-02 · resigned 2018-11-08
BELTON, Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-05-02 · resigned 2018-11-08
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-10