HYSPEED (CNC) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02866048 · ltd · incorporated 1993-10-26
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 32.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees20

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-01
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    KWIATKOWSKI, Edward Wladyslaw appointed
    director
  6. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-10-09
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    KWIATKOWSKI, Edward Wladyslaw resigned
    director
  14. 2019-06-17
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    FRANCIS, Gary William resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-06-02
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    SCOTT, Clive appointed
    director
  21. 2009-01-30
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    KWIATKOWSKI, Antoni Pawet appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-01-30
    ➕
    KWIATKOWSKI, Antoni Pawet appointed
    director
  23. 2009-01-30
    ➖
    HUNTER, Leigh James resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-01-30
    ➖
    FRANCIS, Barry Henry resigned
    director
  25. 2009-01-30
    ➖
    HUNTER, Leigh James resigned
    director
  26. 2009-01-30
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    KWIATKOWSKI, Edward Wladyslaw appointed
    director
  27. 2009-01-19
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    Charge satisfied #5
  28. 2007-11-06
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Trustees of the Time Being of the Hyspeed Directors Retirement Fund
  29. 2002-10-26
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    PEGLER, Trevor resigned
    director
  30. 2001-07-31
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    Charge satisfied #4
  31. 2001-07-31
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    Charge satisfied #3
  32. 2001-07-31
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    Charge satisfied #2
  33. 2001-07-31
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 1996-09-06
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Exeter Bank Limited
  35. 1996-08-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Thorn Emi Pension Trust Limited
  36. 1995-08-17
    ➖
    GASKIN, Robert Hughes resigned
    secretary
  37. 1995-08-17
    ➕
    HUNTER, Leigh James appointed
    secretary
  38. 1995-08-17
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Gary William appointed
    director
  39. 1995-08-17
    ➕
    HUNTER, Leigh James appointed
    director
  40. 1994-09-01
    ➕
    FRANCIS, Barry Henry appointed
    director
  41. 1994-01-31
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Eric Robert resigned
    director
  42. 1993-12-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Anpal Finance Limited
  43. 1993-12-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Thorn Emi Pension Trust Limited
  44. 1993-11-30
    ➕
    PEGLER, Trevor appointed
    director
  45. 1993-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HYSPEED (CNC) LIMITED
  46. 1993-10-26
    ➕
    GASKIN, Robert Hughes appointed
    secretary
  47. 1993-10-26
    ➕
    COURT SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  48. 1993-10-26
    ➖
    COURT SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  49. 1993-10-26
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Eric Robert appointed
    director
  50. 1993-10-26
    ➕
    COURT BUSINESS SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Wladyslaw Kwiatkowski
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mrs Anna Kwiatkowski
Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

1 Swindon Road
Cheltenham
GL51 9NB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

KWIATKOWSKI, Antoni Pawet→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-30
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Active
KWIATKOWSKI, Antoni Pawet→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-01-30
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Active
KWIATKOWSKI, Edward Wladyslaw→
director · ~75y · appointed 2025-06-01
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Active
SCOTT, Clive→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-06-02
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Active
GASKIN, Robert Hughes→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-26 · resigned 1995-08-17
Resigned
HUNTER, Leigh James→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-17 · resigned 2009-01-30
Resigned
COURT SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-10-26 · resigned 1993-10-26
Resigned
FRANCIS, Barry Henry→
director · ~78y · appointed 1994-09-01 · resigned 2009-01-30
Resigned
FRANCIS, Gary William→
director · ~66y · appointed 1995-08-17 · resigned 2019-06-17
Resigned
HUNTER, Leigh James→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-08-17 · resigned 2009-01-30
Resigned
KWIATKOWSKI, Edward Wladyslaw→
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-01-30 · resigned 2019-10-09
Resigned
PEGLER, Trevor→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-11-30 · resigned 2002-10-26
Resigned
TAYLOR, Eric Robert→
director · ~94y · appointed 1993-10-26 · resigned 1994-01-31
Resigned
COURT BUSINESS SERVICES LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-10-26 · resigned 1993-10-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Trustees of the Time Being of the Hyspeed Directors Retirement Fund
Bill of sale1 property06/11/200719/01/2009
satisfied
Exeter Bank
Exeter Bank Limited
Legal charge1 property06/09/199631/07/2001
satisfied
Thorn Emi Pension Trust
Thorn Emi Pension Trust Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property15/08/199631/07/2001
satisfied
Anpal Finance
Anpal Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property23/12/199331/07/2001
satisfied
Thorn Emi Pension Trust
Thorn Emi Pension Trust Limited
Counterpart rent depsoit deed1 property07/12/199331/07/2001

Recent filings (113 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15