ANPARIO PLC
🌳Matureactive
03345857 · plc · incorporated 1997-04-07
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 24.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 24.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
33 officers (6 active, 33 linked, 25 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
315 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 6 capital
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 6 capital
- • 2 resolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-07-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-06-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-06-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-06-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-06-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-10📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-11📄undefined · ANNOTATION
- 2026-04-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2025-05-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-11📄undefined · ANNOTATION
- 2024-07-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-02📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-08-01➕POLLOCK, Timothy Hugo appointeddirector
- 2023-06-29➖ALLUM, Helen Catherine resigneddirector
- 2022-04-18➖HAMILTON, John Ian resigneddirector
- 2021-07-01➕WILSON, Marc Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-06-18➖LAWRENCE, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2021-04-01➕HAMILTON, John Ian appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➖WOOD, Richard Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2021-02-01➕ALLUM, Helen Catherine appointeddirector
- 2021-01-11➕ROBINSON, Matthew Seymour appointeddirector
- 2017-11-01➕WOOD, Richard Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2017-09-01➖ROSE, Richard Sidney resigneddirector
- 2016-01-13➖BULLEN, David Michael Alexander resigneddirector
- 2012-05-31➖SCRAGG, Richard Harry resigneddirector
- 2010-04-26➖NICHOLLS, Mark Rowland resigneddirector
- 2009-10-13➕BULLEN, David Michael Alexander appointeddirector
- 2009-10-01➕PRIOR, Karen Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2009-10-01➕PRIOR, Karen Lesley appointeddirector
- 2009-10-01➖TROUSE, Julia resignedsecretary
- 2009-09-30➕SCRAGG, Richard Harry appointeddirector
- 2008-09-01➕TROUSE, Julia appointedsecretary
- 2008-09-01➖ECO ANIMAL HEALTH GROUP PLC resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-08-28➕NICHOLLS, Mark Rowland appointeddirector
- 2006-11-28➕EDWARDS, Richard Peter appointeddirector
- 2006-07-06➖GYLE-THOMPSON, David Courtenay Gladstone resigneddirector
- 2006-07-06➖SCOTT, Nicholas Colin Jack resigneddirector
- 2005-12-15➖CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-12-15➕ECO ANIMAL HEALTH GROUP PLC appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-09-30➖LOFTUS, John Brian resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 87 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1997-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 5 Manton Wood Enterprise Park
Worksop
Nottinghamshire
S80 2RS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (6 active · 27 resigned)
PRIOR, Karen Lesley→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-10-01
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EDWARDS, Richard Peter→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-11-28
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POLLOCK, Timothy Hugo→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-08-01
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PRIOR, Karen Lesley→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2009-10-01
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ROBINSON, Matthew Seymour→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-01-11
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WILSON, Marc Charles→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-07-01
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BURDEN, Nigel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-04-11 · resigned 1998-10-08
TROUSE, Julia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2009-10-01
CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1998-11-18 · resigned 2005-12-15
CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-07 · resigned 1997-04-11
ECO ANIMAL HEALTH GROUP PLC→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2008-09-01
ALLUM, Helen Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-02-01 · resigned 2023-06-29
BAMFORD, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1997-04-11 · resigned 1999-10-29
BULLEN, David Michael Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-10-13 · resigned 2016-01-13
BURDEN, Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-04-11 · resigned 1998-10-08
CAMPBELL, William Guy→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1997-04-11 · resigned 2000-04-17
DODD, George Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1997-04-11 · resigned 2002-10-10
GRAY, Ian Archie→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2000-05-01 · resigned 2001-02-09
GYLE-THOMPSON, David Courtenay Gladstone→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2001-02-09 · resigned 2006-07-06
HAMILTON, John Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2022-04-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 17/04/2002 | 25/06/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of charge over credit balances | 1 property | 27/09/2001 | 25/06/2005 |
Recent filings (315 total)
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-07-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-07-03
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-06-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-06-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-06-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-06-10
· ANNOTATION
2026-04-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2025-05-16