ADVANCE FASTENERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI607139 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-04
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  13. 2017-12-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2017-11-17
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  15. 2017-11-17
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  16. 2017-11-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2011-06-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited
  18. 2011-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE FASTENERS LIMITED
  19. 2011-04-18
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Robert Hugh appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-04-18
    ➕
    MCKEE, Annita Hazel appointed
    director
  21. 2011-04-18
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Robert Hugh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2017-11-17: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Annita Hazel Mckee
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Robert Hugh Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-04-18
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

River House
Home Avenue
Newry
BT34 2DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, Robert Hugh→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-18
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Active
MCKEE, Annita Hazel→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-04-18
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Active
WILLIAMSON, Robert Hugh→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-04-18
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited
Floating charge1 property22/06/2011—
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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-03