FIXABOLT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14424113 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-17
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-24.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 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
60
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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,715
Cash YoY
+176%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
↑ 176% YoY
Net Worth
-£25k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-24.7k | £-13.7k |
| Current assets | £12.0k | £6.9k |
| Cash | £8.7k | £3.2k |
| Debtors | — | £278 |
| Net assets | £-24.7k | £-13.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs FIXABOLT LTD
- 2022-10-17➕HATHAWAY, Keith James appointeddirector
- 2022-10-17➕WHYTE, Courtenay James appointeddirector
- 2022-10-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Keith James Hathaway Individual · English · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/10/2022 |
Mr Courtenay James Whyte Individual · English · DOB 04/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/10/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGM LIMITED→ 05495385 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| EURO-GAS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→ 00602329 · est 1958 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 68y | — | — |
| FASTASK LIMITED→ 16793001 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FG HOSPITALITY LIMITED→ 13554364 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| FIRST INTERIORS BATHROOMS LTD→ 11884387 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| FUN FACTORY CLOTHING LIMITED→ 16369567 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FURNISH LTD→ 05555196 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| G.D.AGENCIES LIMITED→ 09527426 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| GBE AGENCY LTD→ 13875495 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| GEK SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 11454550 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GIBBINS QUALITY MEATS LIMITED→ 13278395 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
6 Heather Close
Newton Abbot
TQ12 1NS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HATHAWAY, Keith James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHYTE, Courtenay James→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2022-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-17