APR ENGINEERING (SOULBURY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03313621 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-06

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 24.0y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 24.0 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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

97 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1300	1300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
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2026-02-02
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officers · CH01
2026-01-28
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2026-01-28
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2026-01-27
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officers · CH01
2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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officers · CH01
2024-12-22
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accounts · AA
2023-11-16
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accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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officers · AP01
2023-09-01
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RANDELL, Claire Louise appointed
director
2022-08-30
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accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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2021-03-26
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2019-08-27
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2018-10-23
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accounts · AA
2017-12-28
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accounts · AA
2017-11-17
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SAUNDERS, Denise resigned
secretary
2013-12-11
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RANDELL, Christopher Edward appointed
director
2013-12-11
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RANDELL, Marcus Philip appointed
director
2013-01-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Chartmoor Estates Limited
2006-03-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Chartmoor Estates Limited
2002-07-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Chartmoor Estates Limited
1997-02-13
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RANDELL, Arthur Philip appointed
director
1997-02-13
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SAUNDERS, Denise appointed
secretary
1997-02-13
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WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-02-13
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WRF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1997-02-06
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Company incorporated
As APR ENGINEERING (SOULBURY) LIMITED
1997-02-06
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WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-02-06
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WRF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RANDELL, Claire Louise (same surname) appointed 2023-09-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Apr Engineering Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Apr Engineering Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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APR ENGINEERING (SOULBURY) LIMITED

This company · 03313621

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
Apr Engineering Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Philip Randellceased 06/04/2016· 50-75% shares

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

Incorporated1997-02-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

1 Chartmoor Road

Leighton Buzzard

Bedfordshire

LU7 4WG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-23

Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

RANDELL, Arthur Philip→

director · ~74y · appointed 1997-02-13

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Active

RANDELL, Christopher Edward→

director · ~40y · appointed 2013-12-11

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Active

RANDELL, Claire Louise→

director · ~43y · appointed 2023-09-01

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Active

RANDELL, Marcus Philip→

director · ~45y · appointed 2013-12-11

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Active

SAUNDERS, Denise→

secretary · appointed 1997-02-13 · resigned 2017-11-17

Resigned

WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-06 · resigned 1997-02-13

Resigned

WRF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-02-06 · resigned 1997-02-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Chartmoor Estates Chartmoor Estates Limited	Rent security deposit deed	1 property	08/01/2013	—
outstanding	Chartmoor Estates Chartmoor Estates Limited	Rent security deposit deed	1 property	31/03/2006	—
outstanding	Chartmoor Estates Chartmoor Estates Limited	Rent security deposit deed	1 property	10/07/2002	—

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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-09

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-02-09