RIVER LABELS AND LABELLING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03966865 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-06
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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  2. 2026-03-20
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  3. 2026-02-27
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  4. 2026-02-26
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    PERCIVAL, John Martyn resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-20
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  7. 2023-12-18
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  8. 2023-03-14
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  9. 2023-03-14
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  13. 2023-03-14
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  17. 2023-03-14
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  18. 2023-03-14
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  19. 2023-03-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2023-03-10
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    DINSDALE, James Sebastian appointed
    director
  21. 2023-03-10
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    HOULSTON, Dale appointed
    director
  22. 2023-03-10
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    PENNINGTON, Susanne Mary resigned
    secretary
  23. 2023-03-10
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    DINSDALE, James Sebastian appointed
    director
  24. 2023-03-10
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    DINSDALE, James Sebastian resigned
    director
  25. 2023-03-10
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    PENNINGTON, David Eric resigned
    director
  26. 2023-03-10
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    PENNINGTON, Susanne Mary resigned
    director
  27. 2023-03-10
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    PERCIVAL, John Martyn appointed
    director
  28. 2023-02-10
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  29. 2022-07-12
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    accounts · AA
  30. 2000-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As RIVER LABELS AND LABELLING LIMITED
  31. 2000-04-06
    ➕
    EASTMOND, Nuala Therese appointed
    secretary
  32. 2000-04-06
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    EASTMOND, Nuala Therese resigned
    secretary
  33. 2000-04-06
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    PENNINGTON, Susanne Mary appointed
    secretary
  34. 2000-04-06
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    EASTMOND, Stephen Reginald appointed
    director
  35. 2000-04-06
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    EASTMOND, Stephen Reginald resigned
    director
  36. 2000-04-06
    ➕
    PENNINGTON, David Eric appointed
    director
  37. 2000-04-06
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    PENNINGTON, Susanne Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Cadman Capital Investments (Packaging) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cadman Capital Investments (Packaging) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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RIVER LABELS AND LABELLING LIMITED
This company · 03966865

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
Cadman Capital Investments (Packaging) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/03/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Eric Penningtonceased 10/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Susanne Mary Penningtonceased 10/03/2023· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

1-4 South Lodge 100 Wellingborough Road
Ecton
Northampton
NN6 0QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

DINSDALE, James Sebastian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOULSTON, Dale→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EASTMOND, Nuala Therese→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2000-04-06
Resigned
PENNINGTON, Susanne Mary→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2023-03-10
Resigned
DINSDALE, James Sebastian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-03-10 · resigned 2023-03-10
Resigned
EASTMOND, Stephen Reginald→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2000-04-06
Resigned
PENNINGTON, David Eric→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2023-03-10
Resigned
PENNINGTON, Susanne Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2023-03-10
Resigned
PERCIVAL, John Martyn→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-03-10 · resigned 2026-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-14