AMERICAN LABORATORY PRODUCTS IN EUROPE LIMITED

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03019760 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-31
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    BARKER, Philip William resigned
    director
  11. 2018-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-05-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Jill appointed
    director
  13. 2018-05-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Paul Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2018-05-10
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    BARKER, Mary Josephine resigned
    director
  15. 2018-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-05-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-05-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-05-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-04-20
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    BARKER, Mary Josephine resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-12-21
    ➖
    YOUNG, Andrew Gordon resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-12-21
    ➖
    YOUNG, Andrew Gordon resigned
    director
  24. 2003-10-31
    ➕
    YOUNG, Andrew Gordon appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-10-30
    ➖
    BARKER, Mary Josephine resigned
    secretary
  26. 2003-10-30
    ➖
    BARKER, Mary Josephine resigned
    director
  27. 2002-03-05
    ➕
    YOUNG, Andrew Gordon appointed
    director
  28. 2000-12-21
    ➕
    BARKER, Mary Josephine appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-12-21
    ➕
    BARKER, Mary Josephine appointed
    director
  30. 1995-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AMERICAN LABORATORY PRODUCTS IN EUROPE LIMITED
  31. 1995-02-09
    ➕
    BARKER, Mary Josephine appointed
    secretary
  32. 1995-02-09
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1995-02-09
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1995-02-09
    ➕
    BARKER, Mary Josephine appointed
    director
  35. 1995-02-09
    ➕
    BARKER, Philip William appointed
    director
  36. 1995-02-09
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1995-02-09
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Paul Mark Smith
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—50-75% shares10/05/2018
Mrs Jill Smith
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/11/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Philip William Barkerceased 10/05/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mrs Mary Josephine Barkerceased 20/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1995-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33130 — SIC 33130

Registered office

13 Court Road
Cranfield
Bedford
MK43 0DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

SMITH, Jill→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Paul Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Mary Josephine→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-21 · resigned 2018-04-20
Resigned
BARKER, Mary Josephine→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 2003-10-30
Resigned
YOUNG, Andrew Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2005-12-21
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 1995-02-09
Resigned
BARKER, Mary Josephine→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-12-21 · resigned 2018-05-10
Resigned
BARKER, Mary Josephine→
director · ~74y · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 2003-10-30
Resigned
BARKER, Philip William→
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
YOUNG, Andrew Gordon→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-03-05 · resigned 2005-12-21
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 1995-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02