ROGER PALING JOINERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04136126 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-05
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees21002000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-08-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-05-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-01-05
    ➖
    PALING, Christine resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-05
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    JACKSON, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  11. 2022-07-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2022-05-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-05-16
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    FIRTH, Steven John appointed
    director
  14. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-26
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    SWALLOW, Paul David resigned
    director
  18. 2019-04-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-04-25
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    SWALLOW, Paul David appointed
    director
  22. 2016-02-03
    ➖
    PALING, Guy resigned
    director
  23. 2003-12-01
    ➕
    PALING, Jason Leo appointed
    director
  24. 2003-12-01
    ➕
    PALING, Guy appointed
    director
  25. 2003-11-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  26. 2001-01-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ROGER PALING JOINERS LIMITED
  27. 2001-01-05
    ➕
    PALING, Roger John appointed
    director
  28. 2001-01-05
    ➕
    PALING, Christine appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-01-05
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-01-05
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-01-05
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2001-01-05
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PALING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger Paling
Individual · British · DOB 06/1943 · age 83
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/07/2016
Mr Steven John Firth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/05/2024
Mr Jason Leo Paling
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/05/2024

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
Incorporated2001-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

80 Church Street
Drypool
Hull
HU9 1DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

JACKSON, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2022-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIRTH, Steven John→
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-05-16
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Active
PALING, Jason Leo→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-12-01
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Active
PALING, Roger John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALING, Christine→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-05 · resigned 2023-01-05
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-05 · resigned 2001-01-05
Resigned
PALING, Guy→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2016-02-03
Resigned
SWALLOW, Paul David→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-04-25 · resigned 2019-04-26
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-05 · resigned 2001-01-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/11/2003—
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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18