ANTHONY PETERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03344179 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees121400

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-10-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-10-03
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-10-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2024-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-10-02
    ➕
    THOMAS, Grant Hamilton appointed
    director
  11. 2024-10-02
    ➖
    AUSTIN, Alison Margaret resigned
    secretary
  12. 2024-10-02
    ➖
    AUSTIN, Alison Margaret resigned
    director
  13. 2024-10-02
    ➖
    AUSTIN, Michael Anthony resigned
    director
  14. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-04-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  22. 1997-05-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  23. 1997-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTHONY PETERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
  24. 1997-04-02
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Alison Margaret appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-04-02
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-04-02
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-04-02
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Alison Margaret appointed
    director
  28. 1997-04-02
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 1997-04-02
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1997-04-02
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Learning Advantage Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Learning Advantage Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ANTHONY PETERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 03344179

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Learning Advantage Uk Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Michael Anthony Austinceased 02/10/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Alison Margaret Austinceased 02/10/2024· 25-50% 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
Incorporated1997-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Pera Business Park
Nottingham Road
Melton Mowbray
LE13 0PB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

THOMAS, Grant Hamilton→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUSTIN, Alison Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-02 · resigned 2024-10-02
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-02 · resigned 1997-04-02
Resigned
AUSTIN, Alison Margaret→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-04-02 · resigned 2024-10-02
Resigned
AUSTIN, Michael Anthony→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-04-02 · resigned 2024-10-02
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-02 · resigned 1997-04-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/05/1997—
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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27