ALLIED PIPEFREEZING SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03928951 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-18
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 25.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
104 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £704.4k |
| Current assets | — | £664.1k |
| Cash | — | £12.5k |
| Debtors | — | £582.0k |
| Net assets | — | £364.0k |
| Average employees | 12 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-29🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-01-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-05-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-01-31➖PADDOCK, Anne resignedsecretary
- 2017-01-31➖PADDOCK, Anne resigneddirector
- 2017-01-31🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Mrs Anne Paddock
- 2016-08-12🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2016-08-05➖PADDOCK, Duncan James Stanley resigneddirector
- 2016-08-04🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2015-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2013-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2013-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2011-03-25🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lancashire County Developments (Investments) Limited
- 2008-12-22➕PADDOCK, Carl James appointeddirector
- 2008-12-22➕PADDOCK, Garth William appointeddirector
- 2008-08-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-04-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-05-08➖PADDOCK, James Melvyn resigneddirector
- 2002-03-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2001-04-06➕PADDOCK, Anne appointeddirector
- 2001-04-06➕PADDOCK, James Melvyn appointeddirector
- 2001-04-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2000-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLIED PIPEFREEZING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2000-02-18➕PADDOCK, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-18➕BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-02-18➖BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-02-18➕PADDOCK, Duncan James Stanley appointeddirector
- 2000-02-18➕DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-02-18➖DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Apfs Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Apfs Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALLIED PIPEFREEZING SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 03928951
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Apfs Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/01/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Duncan James Stanley Paddockceased 18/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Anne Paddockceased 31/01/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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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.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 2 Caroline Court
Billington Road
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 5UB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
PADDOCK, Carl James→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2008-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PADDOCK, Garth William→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2008-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PADDOCK, Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-02-18 · resigned 2017-01-31
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-18 · resigned 2000-02-18
PADDOCK, Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2017-01-31
PADDOCK, Duncan James Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2000-02-18 · resigned 2016-08-05
PADDOCK, James Melvyn→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2003-05-08
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-18 · resigned 2000-02-18
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/08/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Mrs Anne Paddock | A registered charge | — | 31/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | — | 04/08/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Lancashire County Developments (Investments) Lancashire County Developments (Investments) Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 25/03/2011 | 02/09/2015 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/08/2008 | 12/08/2016 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/04/2005 | 02/09/2013 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 21/03/2002 | 02/09/2013 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 02/04/2001 | 19/05/2017 |
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Recent filings (104 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-03-09