ANGLIA PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED

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03480258 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-12
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£270.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £270,041
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£270k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£131k
↑ 9.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£54k£108k£162k£216k£270kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£280.4k£228.6k
Current assets£130.5k£119.3k
Cash£42.8k£51.9k
Debtors£86.6k£66.2k
Net assets£270.0k£226.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-08-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-08-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-01-21
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    ODEDRA, Ravi Luna appointed
    secretary
  11. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-05-06
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    ODEDRA, Luna resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-11-17
    ➕
    ODEDRA, Manjula appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-11-17
    ➖
    KARAJOS, Gary John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-11-17
    ➖
    KARAJOS, Gary John resigned
    director
  20. 1997-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANGLIA PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
  21. 1997-12-12
    ➕
    ODEDRA, Luna appointed
    director
  22. 1997-12-12
    ➕
    KARAJOS, Gary John appointed
    secretary
  23. 1997-12-12
    ➕
    ODEDRA, Luna appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-12-12
    ➕
    ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-12-12
    ➖
    ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-12-12
    ➕
    KARAJOS, Gary John appointed
    director
  27. 1997-12-12
    ➕
    ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1997-12-12
    ➖
    ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Luna Odedra
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Manjula Odedra
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28290 — SIC 28290

Registered office

32 Stapledon Road
Orton Southgate
Peterborough
PE2 6TD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-17
Last: 2026-07-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ODEDRA, Manjula→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ODEDRA, Ravi Luna→
secretary · appointed 2021-01-21
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Active
ODEDRA, Luna→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KARAJOS, Gary John→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 2008-11-17
Resigned
ODEDRA, Luna→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 2009-05-06
Resigned
ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 1997-12-12
Resigned
KARAJOS, Gary John→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 2008-11-17
Resigned
ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 1997-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-02-23