A.M. PACKAGING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01525421 · ltd · incorporated 1980-10-30
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
£11.56M
year to Sept 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28930
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). 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 (57/100).

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Refinance opportunity

13 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 41.3y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
85
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 · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £221,707

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-09-30
Turnover£11.56M
Gross profit£2.91M
Operating profit£340.1k
Profit before tax£221.7k
Average employees10400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-11
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  2. 2024-10-02
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  3. 2024-09-24
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  4. 2024-06-24
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  5. 2023-06-27
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  6. 2023-01-03
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  7. 2022-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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  8. 2022-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-04-07
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  11. 2021-10-28
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  12. 2021-10-28
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  13. 2021-10-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-10-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2021-10-12
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    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2021-10-12
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    Charge satisfied #12
  17. 2021-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2020-07-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2020-01-06
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #10
  21. 2010-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #9
  22. 2010-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #8
  23. 2010-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #7
  24. 2010-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #6
  25. 2010-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #5
  26. 2010-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #4
  27. 2010-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #3
  28. 2010-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2010-02-02
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  30. 2010-02-02
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  31. 2010-01-26
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  32. 2009-10-01
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 2009-06-10
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    MANN, David Alan Francis appointed
    director
  34. 2008-12-18
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 2006-05-31
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 2006-05-31
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 2006-05-31
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 1994-09-30
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  39. 1992-01-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  40. 1991-10-03
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  41. 1991-10-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  42. 1990-06-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: A.P.V Corporation Limited
  43. 1985-03-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  44. 1980-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A.M. PACKAGING LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.

Group structure

Mann Property Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mann Property Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A.M. PACKAGING LIMITED
This company · 01525421

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mann Property Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/10/2021
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Vernon Mannceased 26/10/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Alan Mannceased 26/10/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Andrew Howard Mannceased 26/10/2021· significant influence
  • Mr David Alan Francis Mannceased 26/10/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated1980-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28930 — SIC 28930

Registered office

Amp Rose
Somerby Way
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 1QT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

MANN, Paul Vernon→
secretary
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Active
MANN, Alan→
director · ~80y
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Active
MANN, Andrew Howard→
director · ~57y
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Active
MANN, David Alan Francis→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-06-10
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Active
MANN, Paul Vernon→
director · ~59y
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

13
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:13 of 13 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property02/02/2010—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed3 properties02/02/201012/10/2021
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property26/01/2010—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property01/10/200926/02/2010
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge of agreement for lease1 property18/12/200826/02/2010
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties31/05/200626/02/2010
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/05/200626/02/2010
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/05/200626/02/2010
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property30/09/199426/02/2010
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property03/10/199126/02/2010
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/10/199126/02/2010
satisfied
A.P.V Corporation
A.P.V Corporation Limited
Debenture1 property07/06/199003/01/1992
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property01/03/198526/02/2010
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Recent filings (137 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-28