BESPOKE ARCHITECTURAL FABRICATIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12486312 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-26
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
£512.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £512,125
Cash YoY
+442%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£73k
↑ 442% YoY
Net Worth
£512k
↑ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £837.2k | £828.2k |
| Current assets | £1.18M | £1.02M |
| Cash | £73.2k | £13.5k |
| Debtors | £690.7k | £727.7k |
| Net assets | £512.1k | £478.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 7 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-28➕ALDERSON-CLARKE, Sally Diane appointeddirector
- 2026-01-28➕BROWN, Martin Richard John appointeddirector
- 2026-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-27➖COOPER, Paul Stuart resigneddirector
- 2025-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
- 2025-08-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25➕ALDERSON, Connie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2024-01-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-24➖ALDERSON, Connie Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-04-06➕ALDERSON, Connie Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2020-07-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2020-06-01➕COOPER, Paul Stuart appointeddirector
- 2020-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BESPOKE ARCHITECTURAL FABRICATIONS LTD
- 2020-02-26➕ALDERSON, Ben appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin Richard John Brown Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/01/2026 |
Mrs Sally Diane Alderson Clarke Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/01/2026 |
Mr Ben Alderson Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | — | — | board controlboard control | 27/01/2026 |
Mrs Connie Elizabeth Alderson Individual · British · DOB 05/1992 · age 34 | — | — | board controlboard control | 27/01/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Connie Elizabeth Aldersonceased 27/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Paul Stuart Cooperceased 27/01/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest
- Mr Ben Aldersonceased 27/01/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Unit 1 Catkin Way
Greenfields Industrial Estate
Bishop Auckland
DL14 9TF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
ALDERSON, Ben→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-02-26
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ALDERSON, Connie Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-01-25
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ALDERSON-CLARKE, Sally Diane→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2026-01-28
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BROWN, Martin Richard John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2026-01-28
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ALDERSON, Connie Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-04-06 · resigned 2024-01-24
COOPER, Paul Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-06-01 · resigned 2026-01-27
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Skipton Business Finance Skipton Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/08/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 21/01/2022 | 15/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/07/2020 | 10/02/2023 |
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Recent filings (46 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-15