316 PROCESS FABRICATIONS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13821639 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£352.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £352,040
Cash YoY
+57%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£158k
↑ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£352k
↑ 123% YoY
Current Assets
£933k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£187k£373k£560k£747k£933kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£374.0k£181.0k
Current assets£933.5k£802.1k
Cash£157.7k£100.5k
Debtors£595.5k£562.7k
Net assets£352.0k£158.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-09
    ➖
    MICHAEL OTTEWELL resigned
    corporate-director
  4. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-18
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  6. 2025-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-02-06
    ➕
    WISDOM, Michael appointed
    director
  9. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    MEGICKS, Adrian appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-08-02
    ➖
    KNIGHTS, Robert James resigned
    director
  12. 2024-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-10
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2022-06-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2022-06-01
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2022-05-31
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2022-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-04-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2022-04-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2022-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2021-12-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 316 PROCESS FABRICATIONS LTD
  24. 2021-12-30
    ➕
    HOULDSWORTH, David Watson appointed
    director
  25. 2021-12-30
    ➕
    VITY, Gareth Haydn appointed
    director
  26. 2021-12-30
    ➕
    HOULDSWORTH, Margaret Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2021-12-30
    ➖
    HOULDSWORTH, Margaret Ann resigned
    director
  28. 2021-12-30
    ➕
    KNIGHTS, Robert James appointed
    director
  29. 2021-12-30
    ➕
    MICHAEL OTTEWELL appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2021-12-30
    ➕
    RICHARD LANCASTER appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2021-12-30
    ➖
    RICHARD LANCASTER resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2021-12-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 David Watson Houldsworth
Individual · British · DOB 02/1944 · age 82
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/12/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Jsf Stainless Ltdceased 13/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Margaret Ann Houldsworthceased 30/12/2021· board control

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
Incorporated2021-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit B
Roundhouse Close
Peterborough
PE1 5TA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

HOULDSWORTH, David Watson→
director · ~82y · appointed 2021-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEGICKS, Adrian→
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VITY, Gareth Haydn→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WISDOM, Michael→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOULDSWORTH, Margaret Ann→
director · ~83y · appointed 2021-12-30 · resigned 2021-12-30
Resigned
KNIGHTS, Robert James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-12-30 · resigned 2024-08-02
Resigned
MICHAEL OTTEWELL→
corporate-director · appointed 2021-12-30 · resigned 2026-01-09
Resigned
RICHARD LANCASTER→
corporate-director · appointed 2021-12-30 · resigned 2021-12-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-01