ADVANCED LABELLING SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03334270 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-17
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 29.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.1y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees181700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    KOEL, Menno resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-23
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    FELL, David Graham appointed
    director
  5. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-24
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    second-filing-of-secretary-termination-with-name
    officers · RP04TM02
  9. 2024-06-28
    ➖
    DONALDSON, Claire Louise resigned
    secretary
  10. 2024-06-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-02-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2024-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2024-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-01-09
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  16. 2024-01-09
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2024-01-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2024-01-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2024-01-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2024-01-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2023-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-12-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2023-12-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  26. 2023-12-20
    ➕
    BARSCH, Dietrich appointed
    director
  27. 2023-12-20
    ➕
    KOEL, Menno appointed
    director
  28. 2023-11-06
    ➖
    DONALDSON, Veronica resigned
    secretary
  29. 2023-11-06
    ➖
    DONALDSON, Noel Allen resigned
    director
  30. 2019-09-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  31. 2019-06-19
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 2019-03-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  33. 2018-02-20
    ➕
    TURNER, Ian Vernon appointed
    director
  34. 2017-01-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  35. 2016-12-14
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 2015-12-09
    ➕
    DONALDSON, Claire Louise appointed
    secretary
  37. 2003-05-23
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  38. 2003-05-16
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  39. 1999-06-21
    ➕
    DONALDSON, Philip Allen appointed
    director
  40. 1997-04-18
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  41. 1997-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED LABELLING SYSTEMS LIMITED
  42. 1997-03-17
    ➕
    DONALDSON, Veronica appointed
    secretary
  43. 1997-03-17
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1997-03-17
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 1997-03-17
    ➕
    DONALDSON, Noel Allen appointed
    director
  46. 1997-03-17
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 1997-03-17
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  48. 1997-03-17
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  49. 1997-03-17
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Possehl Mittelstandsbeteiligungen Gmbh holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Possehl Mittelstandsbeteiligungen Gmbh
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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ADVANCED LABELLING SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · 03334270

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Possehl Mittelstandsbeteiligungen Gmbh
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting20/12/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Claire Louise Donaldsonceased 03/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Philip Allen Donaldsonceased 20/12/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit B Bandet Way
Thame Industrial Estate
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

BARSCH, Dietrich→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONALDSON, Philip Allen→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FELL, David Graham→
director · ~42y · appointed 2026-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURNER, Ian Vernon→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONALDSON, Claire Louise→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-09 · resigned 2024-06-28
Resigned
DONALDSON, Veronica→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-17 · resigned 2023-11-06
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-17 · resigned 1997-03-17
Resigned
DONALDSON, Noel Allen→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-03-17 · resigned 2023-11-06
Resigned
KOEL, Menno→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-12-20 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-17 · resigned 1997-03-17
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-17 · resigned 1997-03-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—19/06/201930/09/2019
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—14/12/201601/03/2019
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property23/05/200307/01/2017
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property18/04/199716/05/2003

Recent filings (130 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
second-filing-of-secretary-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM02
2024-07-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-01-09