APPROVED FABRICATIONS LIMITED
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-30✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-06-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs APPROVED FABRICATIONS LIMITED
- 2023-03-23➕TURVEY, James Thomas appointeddirector
- 2023-03-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-12-30: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Thomas Turvey Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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