AKZO NOBEL (CPS) PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02579110 · ltd · incorporated 1991-02-01

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

43 officers (9 active, 43 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

191 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2025-10-14
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officers · CH02
2025-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2024-04-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-26
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KEANE, James Laurence appointed
director
2024-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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ROSS TRUSTEES SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-04
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SMALLEY, Michael resigned
director
2021-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-18
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BRADLEY, Jonathan Peter resigned
director
2020-11-01
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SMALLEY, Michael appointed
director
2020-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-12
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KAVANAGH, James appointed
director
2019-12-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-10-17
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WALTON, Ian David appointed
director
2019-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-12-06
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WATERBURY, Richard Colin resigned
director
2018-09-01
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DICKINSON-DEANE, Russell Stephen resigned
director
2018-05-31
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BRENNAN, Paul resigned
director
2017-07-27
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MELLOR, Jill Christine appointed
director
2016-09-15
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GILL, Jasbir Singh resigned
director
2015-09-30
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DIXON, Jonathan Alban resigned
director
2014-12-31
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PENNEY, Justin Matthew resigned
director
2014-12-31
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PENNEY, Justin Matthew resigned
director
2013-09-17
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MARSH, Geoffrey Douglas appointed
director
2013-09-17
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GILL, Jasbir Singh appointed
director
2013-09-17
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OSMOND-CLARKE, Tanja Mary resigned
director
2013-09-17
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VAN ZUIJLEN, Kees resigned
director
2013-06-01
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BRADLEY, Jonathan Peter appointed
director
2013-05-14
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STEEN, John William resigned
director
2011-05-04
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SCHREIBER, Alison resigned
director
2009-09-24
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PENNEY, Justin Matthew appointed
director
2009-09-23
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PENNEY, Justin Matthew appointed
director
2009-03-15
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CHAMBERS, Keith resigned
director
2008-09-30
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HUNTER, Joan Margaret resigned
director
2008-09-30
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MULHOLLAND, Eric Carl resigned
director
2008-06-19
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SHANNON, Julie Ann Maria appointed
director
2008-06-19
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BRENNAN, Paul appointed
director
2008-03-31
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MILLER, James Barrie resigned
director
2008-03-27
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MULHOLLAND, Eric Carl appointed
director
2008-03-27
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MURRAY, Ian resigned
director
2008-03-27
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POTTER, Martin John resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 90 events

Owner dependency

80/100

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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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

Akzo Nobel Uk Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Akzo Nobel Uk Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AKZO NOBEL (CPS) PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED

This company · 02579110

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Akzo Nobel Uk Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/05/2016

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

Incorporated1991-02-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Akzonobel Building

Wexham Road

Slough

SL2 5DS

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-12

Last: 2026-05-29