A5 FABRICATIONS LTD

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15955911 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-13
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does

Likely specialises in metal fabrication and structural steelwork — designing, manufacturing, and installing metal frameworks, components, and structures for commercial construction projects, combining workshop-based fabrication with on-site building work.

Primary activity: SIC 24200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25110Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
  • 25990SIC 25990
  • 41201Construction of commercial buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-09-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A5 FABRICATIONS LTD
  4. 2024-09-13
    CEKANAVICIUS, Vytenis appointed
    director
  5. 2024-09-13
    KELLY, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  6. 2024-09-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vytenis Cekanavicius
Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 04/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/09/2024
Mr Mark Anthony Kelly
Individual · English · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/09/2024

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
Incorporated2024-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24200 — SIC 24200

Registered office

Unit 5a Packhorse Place
Watling Street
Kensworth
LU6 3QL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CEKANAVICIUS, Vytenis
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-09-13
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KELLY, Mark Anthony
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-09-13
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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-13