ANUPCO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01276000 · ltd · incorporated 1976-09-06
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 2025
Net worth
£928.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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 · 3 lenders · oldest 43.6y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
139 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £928,683
Net assets shrinking
Down £37,739 YoY
Cash YoY
+59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£144k
↑ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£929k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£291k£583k£874k£1.2m£1.5mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£928.7k£966.4k
Current assets£1.46M£1.30M
Cash£143.9k£90.4k
Debtors£892.2k£833.0k
Net assets£928.7k£966.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
    ➖
    KEMPISCH LABORATORIUM NV resigned
    corporate-director
  3. 2025-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-02-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-02-26
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2024-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-26
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    BEYERS, Renatus resigned
    director
  11. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-17
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  14. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-25
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  16. 2021-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-08-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-08-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2019-08-27
    ➕
    BEYENS, Pascal appointed
    director
  22. 2019-08-27
    ➕
    LAVRYSEN, Bart appointed
    director
  23. 2019-05-16
    ➕
    KNIGHTON, Norma Jean appointed
    secretary
  24. 2019-05-16
    ➖
    PUJANTE MAHER, Daniel resigned
    secretary
  25. 2017-06-08
    ➕
    BEYERS, Rene Ludo appointed
    director
  26. 2014-07-02
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Kbc Bank Nv, London Branch
  27. 2008-02-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2007-11-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  29. 2006-03-22
    ➖
    ARTHUR, Ruth Christine resigned
    secretary
  30. 2006-02-22
    ➕
    PUJANTE MAHER, Daniel appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-03-01
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Ruth Christine appointed
    secretary
  32. 2005-03-01
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Linda Jean resigned
    secretary
  33. 2005-01-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  34. 2004-04-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  35. 2003-11-01
    ➖
    BEYERS, Renatus resigned
    secretary
  36. 2003-11-01
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Linda Jean appointed
    secretary
  37. 2003-09-03
    ➕
    BEYERS, Renatus appointed
    secretary
  38. 2003-09-03
    ➖
    HICKS, Kathleen Jael resigned
    secretary
  39. 2003-09-03
    ➕
    BEYERS, Renatus appointed
    director
  40. 2003-09-03
    ➖
    CRICKMORE, James Denny resigned
    director
  41. 2003-09-03
    ➖
    HICKS, Kathleen Jael resigned
    director
  42. 2003-09-03
    ➕
    KEMPISCH LABORATORIUM NV appointed
    corporate-director
  43. 2002-09-30
    ➖
    HICKS, David Redvers resigned
    director
  44. 1982-12-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  45. 1976-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ANUPCO LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Hilde Maria Beyers
Individual · Belgian · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/01/2024
Mr Rene Ludo Beyers
Individual · Belgian · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/01/2024

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

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8 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
Incorporated1976-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460

Registered office

89 High Street
Hadleigh
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP7 5EA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

KNIGHTON, Norma Jean→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-16
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Active
BEYENS, Pascal→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-08-27
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Active
BEYERS, Rene Ludo→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAVRYSEN, Bart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARTHUR, Ruth Christine→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2006-03-22
Resigned
BEYERS, Renatus→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2003-11-01
Resigned
HICKS, Kathleen Jael→
secretary · resigned 2003-09-03
Resigned
PUJANTE MAHER, Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2019-05-16
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Linda Jean→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-01 · resigned 2005-03-01
Resigned
BEYERS, Renatus→
director · ~97y · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2024-03-26
Resigned
CRICKMORE, James Denny→
director · ~75y · resigned 2003-09-03
Resigned
HICKS, David Redvers→
director · ~86y · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned
HICKS, Kathleen Jael→
director · ~87y · resigned 2003-09-03
Resigned
KEMPISCH LABORATORIUM NV→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2025-08-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Kbc Bank Nv, London Branch
A registered charge—02/07/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property18/11/2007—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage2 properties25/01/2005—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property26/04/200411/02/2008
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/12/1982—
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Recent filings (139 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-26
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22