ANODISING & PLATINGS LTD
🌳Matureactive
00401536 · ltd · incorporated 1945-12-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
114 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-10-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-17➕HUTCHINSON, Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-10-17➕MARR, Robert Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-10-17➖BUCKLEY, Andrew David resigneddirector
- 2024-10-17➖BUCKLEY, Jonathan Mark resigneddirector
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-01➖BUCKLEY, June resignedsecretary
- 2019-07-01➖BUCKLEY, David Laurence resigneddirector
- 2011-03-10➕BUCKLEY, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2011-03-10➕BUCKLEY, Jonathan Mark appointeddirector
- 1945-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ANODISING & PLATINGS LTD
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
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.)
Group structure
Metropolis Group Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Metropolis Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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ANODISING & PLATINGS LTD
This company · 00401536
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Metropolis Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 17/10/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew David Buckleyceased 17/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Jonathan Mark Buckleyceased 17/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Laurence Buckleyceased 01/07/2019· 25-50% shares
- Mrs June Buckleyceased 01/07/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Manufacturing · CR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4NG LIMITED→ 10676596 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A.S. MCGILL LIMITED→ 01343380 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | — | — |
| ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS LTD→ 04485924 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ALCHEMIST CANDLES LTD→ 12991166 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AMA SIGNATURE LTD→ 15691271 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMENIETA ICT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 07668751 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AN 11 LIMITED→ 15473676 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANM EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 13983887 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANNABELS DIAMONDS LIMITED→ 16882548 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANTARES CONCEPTS LTD→ 07742367 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ANTONIA BRONZE COUTURE LTD→ 15880368 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AP MOTORS EALING LIMITED→ 16638526 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1945-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals
Registered office
Southern House C/O Emap
10th Floor, Southern House, Wellesley Grove
Croydon
London
CR0 1XG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HUTCHINSON, Richard→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-10-17
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MARR, Robert Andrew→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-10-17
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BUCKLEY, June→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2019-07-01
BUCKLEY, Andrew David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-03-10 · resigned 2024-10-17
BUCKLEY, David Laurence→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2019-07-01
BUCKLEY, Jonathan Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-03-10 · resigned 2024-10-17
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Recent filings (114 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-18