FUSION GRAFFIX LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC405851 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-22
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£60.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.9y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £59,952
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£51k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Net Worth
£60k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£90k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£56k£75k£94kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£64.1k£59.0k
Current assets£89.8k£94.0k
Cash£50.6k£54.1k
Debtors£35.6k£36.3k
Net assets£60.0k£45.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-30
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    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2018-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-03
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2016-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-09
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2012-06-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  17. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    MCSHERRY, Paul James appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    MORROW, Matthew Scott appointed
    director
  19. 2011-08-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FUSION GRAFFIX LTD.
  20. 2011-08-22
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-08-22
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-08-22
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2011-08-22
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Matthew Scott Morrow
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/08/2016
Mr Paul James Mcsherry
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/08/2016

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
Incorporated2011-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Unit 31 Anniesland Business Park
Netherton Road
Glasgow
Scotland
G13 1EU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCSHERRY, Paul James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORROW, Matthew Scott→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-22 · resigned 2011-08-22
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-08-22 · resigned 2011-08-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property26/06/2012—
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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-29