A.R. PAPER CONVERTERS LTD

🌳Matureactive
02154489 · ltd · incorporated 1987-08-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 37.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£699.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 37.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £699,877

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£700k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£140k£280k£420k£560k£700kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£699.9k£617.7k
Current assets—£101.5k
Net assets£699.9k£617.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-06-26
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-03-28
    ➖
    CHAUDHARY, Ghulam Ali resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-02-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-10-29
    ➖
    CHAUDHARY, Abdul Rauf resigned
    director
  16. 2019-10-29
    ➕
    CHAUDHARY, Ghulam Ali appointed
    director
  17. 2019-07-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2019-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-25
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  20. 2019-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2001-05-01
    ➕
    CHOUDHARY, Mahboob Hussain appointed
    director
  23. 1988-08-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 1987-08-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.R. PAPER CONVERTERS LTD

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mahboob Hussain Choudhary
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17120 — SIC 17120

Registered office

20 River Road
Barking
Essex
IG11 0DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BEGUM, Ismat→
secretary
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Active
CHOUDHARY, Hussain Matloob→
director · ~72y
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Active
CHOUDHARY, Mahboob Hussain→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-05-01
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Active
CHAUDHARY, Abdul Rauf→
director · ~69y · resigned 2019-10-29
Resigned
CHAUDHARY, Ghulam Ali→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-10-29 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/08/1988—
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Recent filings (100 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26