A FAB LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10847647 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-03
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Average employees2600

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-05-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2025-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-05-01
    ➕
    STEVENS, Beau appointed
    director
  13. 2025-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2025-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2025-02-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2025-02-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2023-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2017-12-01
    ➕
    FINCH, Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2017-09-21
    ➖
    WHELAM, Kelly resigned
    director
  26. 2017-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A FAB LIMITED
  27. 2017-07-03
    ➕
    FINCH, Julia Margaret appointed
    director
  28. 2017-07-03
    ➕
    WHELAM, Kelly appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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 Beau Stevens
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/06/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Finchceased 05/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Julia Margaret Finchceased 05/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Kelly Whelamceased 21/09/2017· 25-50% shares

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

A Fab Limited Walworth Road
Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
County Durham
DL5 6XF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

FINCH, Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINCH, Julia Margaret→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENS, Beau→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHELAM, Kelly→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-07-03 · resigned 2017-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-05