CONFEDERATION OF PAPER INDUSTRIES LIMITED

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03886916 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1999-12-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.45M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
48 officers (7 active, 48 linked, 45 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
153 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £1,446,180
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.1m
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£2.8m
↑ 2.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£564k£1.1m£1.7m£2.3m£2.8mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.45M£1.42M
Current assets£2.82M£2.74M
Cash£2.06M£2.41M
Debtors£758.4k£330.7k
Net assets£1.45M£1.42M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-08-26
    VEITCH, Alexander Charles appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-08-08
    LARGE, Andrew Gordon resigned
    director
  5. 2025-08-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-05-13
    BARBER, Paul James appointed
    director
  9. 2025-05-13
    WILLINK, Patrick John resigned
    director
  10. 2025-05-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-02-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-02-14
    RICHARDSON, David John appointed
    director
  13. 2024-11-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-11-11
    LISTER, Brian Keith resigned
    director
  15. 2024-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-11-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-11-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-11-01
    LOEFGREN, Ulf Lennart appointed
    director
  19. 2023-11-01
    BEGG, Stewart Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2023-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-02-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-02-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-02-07
    BUSSEY, Kevin James appointed
    director
  24. 2023-02-07
    MACSWEEN, Angus Lachlan resigned
    director
  25. 2022-09-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2022-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-07-27
    BEGG, Stewart Alan appointed
    director
  28. 2021-07-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2021-04-30
    BUSSEY, Kevin James resigned
    director
  30. 2021-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2021-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  32. 2020-05-12
    COWARD, Richard John Walker resigned
    director
  33. 2020-05-12
    LISTER, Brian Keith appointed
    director
  34. 2018-10-30
    MACSWEEN, Angus Lachlan appointed
    director
  35. 2018-10-10
    CHALMERS, David Graeme resigned
    director
  36. 2018-06-20
    BUSSEY, Kevin James appointed
    director
  37. 2018-06-20
    MCLELLAN, Robert resigned
    director
  38. 2017-04-03
    FISHBURNE, Neil Robert appointed
    secretary
  39. 2017-04-03
    FISHBURNE, Neil Robert appointed
    director
  40. 2017-04-03
    FOGERTY, Desmond Peter resigned
    secretary
  41. 2017-04-03
    FOGERTY, Desmond Peter resigned
    director
  42. 2016-09-09
    LARGE, Andrew Gordon appointed
    director
  43. 2016-09-09
    WORKMAN, David Alan resigned
    director
  44. 2015-05-20
    CHALMERS, David Graeme appointed
    director
  45. 2015-05-20
    COWARD, Richard John Walker appointed
    director
  46. 2015-05-20
    MCLELLAN, Robert appointed
    director
  47. 2015-05-20
    WILLINK, Patrick John appointed
    director
  48. 2012-05-21
    MCLELLAN, Robert resigned
    director
  49. 2011-07-27
    FOGERTY, Desmond Peter appointed
    director
  50. 2010-04-06
    OLDMAN, Martin, Doctor resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 109 events

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LARGE, Andrew Gordon resigned 2025-08-08; WILLINK, Patrick John resigned 2025-05-13

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1999-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Kingston House
Lydiard Fields
Swindon
SN5 8UB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (7 active · 41 resigned)

FISHBURNE, Neil Robert
secretary · appointed 2017-04-03
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Active
BARBER, Paul James
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-05-13
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Active
BUSSEY, Kevin James
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-02-07
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Active
FISHBURNE, Neil Robert
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-04-03
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Active
LOEFGREN, Ulf Lennart
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-11-01
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Active
RICHARDSON, David John
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-02-14
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Active
VEITCH, Alexander Charles
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-08-26
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Active
FOGERTY, Desmond Peter
secretary · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2017-04-03
Resigned
FRYER, Leslie Albert
secretary · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned
ALLEN, Christopher
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2001-12-06
Resigned
BEGG, Stewart Alan
director · ~69y · appointed 2021-07-27 · resigned 2023-11-01
Resigned
BLACKFORD, Christopher Fitzgerald
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-02-22 · resigned 2004-09-15
Resigned
BOURDON, Richard Charles
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-04-27 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
BUSSEY, Kevin James
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-06-20 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned
CHALMERS, David Graeme
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-05-20 · resigned 2018-10-10
Resigned
CLARK, Michael Alan
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-04-27 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
COATES, Donald William
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2005-06-16
Resigned
COWARD, Richard John Walker
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-05-20 · resigned 2020-05-12
Resigned
CUTTS, John Corden
director · ~87y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2004-04-22
Resigned
DAGLISH, James
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2000-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (153 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-05