ACCREDITED PROCESSED METALS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01297044 · ltd · incorporated 1977-02-04
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.12M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). 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
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 45.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
108 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,118,156
Cash YoY
+136%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£488k
↑ 136% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.12M | £1.81M |
| Current assets | £1.14M | £753.7k |
| Cash | £487.8k | £207.1k |
| Debtors | £121.3k | £238.1k |
| Net assets | £2.12M | £1.81M |
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.
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See pricing →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 (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-03-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-03-02➕TURNER, James David appointedsecretary
- 2018-03-02➕TURNER, James David appointeddirector
- 2018-01-22📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2018-01-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2018-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-12📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-01-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-12-21➖TURNER, Richard John resignedsecretary
- 2017-12-21➖TURNER, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2016-09-06➖BOXER, Margaret Helen resigneddirector
- 2016-09-06➖TURNER, Sally Jane resigneddirector
- 2014-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-04-17➕TURNER, Richard John appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-17➖TURNER, Sally Jane resignedsecretary
- 1986-06-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1981-06-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: J.H. Bloom
- 1981-04-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank LTD
- 1977-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCREDITED PROCESSED METALS LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James David Turner Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/03/2018 |
Mr David Brian Turner Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Stockton House
Grangefield Road
Stockton On Tees
TS18 4AB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
TURNER, James David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-03-02
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Active
TURNER, James David→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-03-02
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TURNER, Richard John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-17 · resigned 2017-12-21
TURNER, Sally Jane→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-04-17
BOXER, Margaret Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · resigned 2016-09-06
TURNER, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · resigned 2017-12-21
TURNER, Sally Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · resigned 2016-09-06
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 16/06/1986 | 13/12/2014 | |
| satisfied | J.H. Bloom / J.B. Dixon. | Mortgage | 1 property | 25/06/1981 | 13/12/2014 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 08/04/1981 | 13/12/2014 |
Recent filings (108 total)
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2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-11-07