EUROPA INDUSTRIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02140047 · ltd · incorporated 1987-06-11
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£192.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17219
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 33.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
127 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £192,766
Net assets shrinking
Down £34,714 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 64% YoY
Cash YoY
-64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£193k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£918k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£184k£367k£551k£734k£918kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£408.3k£384.5k
Current assets£917.9k£832.0k
Cash£3.7k£10.4k
Debtors£725.0k£678.3k
Net assets£192.8k£227.5k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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  2. 2024-05-16
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  3. 2023-07-07
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  4. 2022-06-14
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  5. 2022-04-05
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  6. 2021-07-23
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  7. 2020-08-18
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  8. 2019-12-20
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  9. 2018-07-24
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  10. 2017-07-14
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  11. 2016-12-21
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  12. 2016-01-18
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  13. 2015-08-04
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  14. 2015-01-20
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  15. 2014-07-29
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  16. 2012-01-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  17. 2009-12-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2005-01-15
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    LYONS, Donna appointed
    director
  19. 2005-01-15
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    SPENCER, Rebecca appointed
    director
  20. 2005-01-15
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    PIKE, Josephine resigned
    director
  21. 2003-11-10
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    PIKE, Roger William resigned
    director
  22. 2003-09-18
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    PIKE, Josephine appointed
    director
  23. 2003-07-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2002-01-01
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    SPENCER, Gary appointed
    director
  25. 1998-07-12
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    PIKE, Linda resigned
    secretary
  26. 1998-01-07
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    LYONS, Stephen Mark appointed
    secretary
  27. 1997-04-01
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    LYONS, Stephen Mark appointed
    director
  28. 1993-04-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  29. 1987-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As EUROPA INDUSTRIES LIMITED

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 29 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

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
Mr Stephen Mark Lyons
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Gary Spencer
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17219 — SIC 17219

Registered office

Europa Industries Ltd Bolingbroke Road
Fairfield Industrial Estate
Louth
Lincolnshire
LN11 0WA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

LYONS, Stephen Mark→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYONS, Donna→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-01-15
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Active
LYONS, Stephen Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 1997-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCER, Gary→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCER, Rebecca→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIKE, Linda→
secretary · resigned 1998-07-12
Resigned
PIKE, Josephine→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2005-01-15
Resigned
PIKE, Roger William→
director · ~82y · resigned 2003-11-10
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 Limited
All asset debenture1 property16/01/2012—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/07/2003—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property02/04/199319/12/2009
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Recent filings (127 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20