SAMSON PALLET STABILITY LTD

🌳Matureactive
01784435 · ltd · incorporated 1984-01-19
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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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Packaging activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 32.9y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.9 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: 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees31003100

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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Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2020-03-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  15. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-04-01
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    DEAN, Ashley Jon appointed
    director
  18. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2014-11-01
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    DEAN, Ashley Jon appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-10-02
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    FICENEC, John Paul Grant resigned
    secretary
  22. 2014-10-02
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    FICENEC, Judith Ann Surrey resigned
    director
  23. 2014-10-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray as Security Trustee for Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray, John Paul Grant Ficenec and Judith Ann Surrey Ficenec
  24. 2014-10-01
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    DAVIS, Julia appointed
    director
  25. 2014-05-15
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    WADSWORTH, John Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2013-08-30
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    FICENEC, John Paul Grant appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-08-30
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    WADSWORTH, John Richard resigned
    secretary
  28. 2013-06-14
    ➖
    GRANT, David Christopher Surrey resigned
    director
  29. 2012-09-30
    ➖
    DAWID, Erik resigned
    director
  30. 2010-05-06
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    SWIERZYNSKI, David resigned
    director
  31. 2008-01-01
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    DAWID, Erik appointed
    director
  32. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    SWIERZYNSKI, David appointed
    director
  33. 2007-12-31
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    STOCKTON, Peter Clive resigned
    director
  34. 2004-06-22
    ➕
    GRANT, Matthew Paul Surrey appointed
    director
  35. 2001-09-01
    ➕
    GRANT, Andrew David Surrey appointed
    director
  36. 2001-09-01
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    STOCKTON, Peter Clive appointed
    director
  37. 1993-08-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 1984-01-19
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    Company incorporated
    As SAMSON PALLET STABILITY LTD

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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 ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Samuel Grant (Group) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Samuel Grant (Group) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SAMSON PALLET STABILITY LTD
This company · 01784435

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
Samuel Grant (Group) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/04/2017

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82920 — Packaging activities

Registered office

2 Cowley Way
Chapeltown
Sheffield
S35 1QP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

DEAN, Ashley Jon→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-01
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Active
DAVIS, Julia→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-10-01
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Active
DEAN, Ashley Jon→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-04-01
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Active
GRANT, Andrew David Surrey→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-09-01
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Active
GRANT, Matthew Paul Surrey→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-06-22
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Active
FICENEC, John Paul Grant→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-30 · resigned 2014-10-02
Resigned
WADSWORTH, John Richard→
secretary · resigned 2013-08-30
Resigned
DAWID, Erik→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
FICENEC, Judith Ann Surrey→
director · ~83y · resigned 2014-10-02
Resigned
GRANT, David Christopher Surrey→
director · ~86y · resigned 2013-06-14
Resigned
STOCKTON, Peter Clive→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
SWIERZYNSKI, David→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2010-05-06
Resigned
WADSWORTH, John Richard→
director · ~75y · resigned 2014-05-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—20/03/2020—
satisfied
Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray as Security Trustee for Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray, John Paul Grant Ficenec and Judith Ann Surrey Ficenec
A registered charge1 property02/10/201410/05/2018
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property12/08/1993—
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Recent filings (127 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-12