AA FABRICS LTD
🌱Startupactive
16927026 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-22
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
- · PSC count: 1 → 2
- · Filings: 1 → 5
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
- · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Deal-killer verdict: workable → clean
- ↑PSC count: 1 → 2
- ↑Filings: 1 → 5
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong 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, 1 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
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-01➕ADAMS, Claire appointeddirector
- 2025-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AA FABRICS LTD
- 2025-12-22➕ADAMS, Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-12-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 61. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Claire Adams Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2026 |
Mr Michael Adams Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/12/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160
Registered office
6 Shaplands Stoke Bishop
Bristol
BS9 1AY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-22
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ADAMS, Claire→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2026-06-01
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ADAMS, Michael→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-12-22
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Recent filings (5 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-22