THETFORD MOULDED PRODUCTS TRUSTEES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02566149 · ltd · incorporated 1990-12-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-04-21
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    HURT, Nicholas David resigned
    director
  5. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-12
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    HURT, Nicholas David appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-08-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-11
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    ZANONE, Chris John resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-08-11
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    ZANONE, Christopher John resigned
    director
  13. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-07-31
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    HALL, Stephen John resigned
    director
  17. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2017-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2017-05-01
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    ZANONE, Chris John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2017-05-01
    ➕
    ZANONE, Christopher John appointed
    director
  24. 2017-04-26
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    EPPS, Terence Antony resigned
    secretary
  25. 2017-04-26
    ➖
    EPPS, Terence Antony resigned
    director
  26. 2014-07-02
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    DAVIS, James Edward Coleman appointed
    director
  27. 2014-07-02
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    DAVIS, William Edward resigned
    director
  28. 2014-07-02
    ➖
    FORREST, Jacques William resigned
    director
  29. 2014-07-02
    ➕
    HALL, Stephen John appointed
    director
  30. 2002-05-01
    ➖
    ADLER, Douglas Jeffrey resigned
    director
  31. 1996-03-28
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    WORMALL, David John resigned
    director
  32. 1990-12-06
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    Company incorporated
    As THETFORD MOULDED PRODUCTS TRUSTEES LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)

Group structure

Centurion Safety Products Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Centurion Safety Products Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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THETFORD MOULDED PRODUCTS TRUSTEES LIMITED
This company · 02566149

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
Centurion Safety Products Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

No 21 Howlett Way
Fison Way Industrial Estate
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 1HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

DAVIS, James Edward Coleman→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EPPS, Terence Antony→
secretary · resigned 2017-04-26
Resigned
ZANONE, Chris John→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-01 · resigned 2022-08-11
Resigned
ADLER, Douglas Jeffrey→
director · ~89y · resigned 2002-05-01
Resigned
DAVIS, William Edward→
director · ~88y · resigned 2014-07-02
Resigned
EPPS, Terence Antony→
director · ~72y · resigned 2017-04-26
Resigned
FORREST, Jacques William→
director · ~78y · resigned 2014-07-02
Resigned
HALL, Stephen John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-07-02 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
HURT, Nicholas David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-08-12 · resigned 2023-04-21
Resigned
WORMALL, David John→
director · ~85y · resigned 1996-03-28
Resigned
ZANONE, Christopher John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-05-01 · resigned 2022-08-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-29