BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO UK PENSION FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02608167 · ltd · incorporated 1991-05-07

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

81/100

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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

68 officers (6 active, 68 linked, 56 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

258 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (150 events)Click to expand

2025-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-02
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2021-06-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-19
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DALE, Steven Glyn appointed
director
2021-05-19
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BARROW, Brian Christopher resigned
director
2020-12-16
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DUDLEY, Simon Drummond appointed
director
2020-12-16
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STEWART, Peter John resigned
director
2020-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-11
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2020-02-26
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CRELLIN, Maria Teresa appointed
director
2020-02-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-12-31
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HITCHMOUGH, James Graham resigned
secretary
2019-11-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2019-11-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-10-01
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THOMAS, Graham Rodney resigned
director
2019-07-10
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COHN, Anthony Michael Hardy resigned
director
2019-07-10
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STEPHENS, James Ashley Dyson resigned
director
2018-07-11
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HITCHMOUGH, James Graham appointed
secretary
2018-04-18
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PATEL, Janaki Biharilal resigned
secretary
2018-03-29
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RHODES, Paul resigned
director
2017-11-01
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CREEGAN, Bridget Mary resigned
secretary
2017-11-01
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PATEL, Janaki Biharilal appointed
secretary
2017-10-01
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CUNNINGTON, Geoffrey Charles William resigned
director
2016-04-20
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COHN, Anthony Michael Hardy appointed
director
2015-09-22
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REID, Sandra resigned
director
2014-12-17
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MUNRO, Alexander Graeme appointed
director
2014-12-17
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STEPHENS, James Ashley Dyson appointed
director
2014-10-24
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STEWART, Peter John appointed
director
2014-09-30
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BRAY, Peter John resigned
director
2014-06-20
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ANTONAKAKIS, Panagiotis resigned
director
2014-05-01
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GIRLING, Anne Christine resigned
director
2013-05-15
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CREEGAN, Bridget Mary appointed
secretary
2013-05-03
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CORDESCHI, Richard resigned
secretary
2013-04-17
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REID, Sandra appointed
director
2012-12-18
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SAMPSON, John Roger resigned
director
2011-09-26
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WROBEL, Michael Aleksander appointed
director
2011-07-07
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SPENCER, Paul resigned
director
2011-04-07
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ANTONAKAKIS, Panagiotis appointed
director
2011-04-07
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CUNNINGTON, Geoffrey Charles William appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Rothmans International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rothmans International Limited

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

ultimate parent

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO UK PENSION FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED

This company · 02608167

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
Rothmans International Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1991-05-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Globe House

1 Water Street

London

WC2R 3LA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-11

Last: 2025-06-27