ANTI PESTO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04312471 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-29
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.7y

50/100
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.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-02-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-02-15
    ➕
    CAVE, Joanna Louise appointed
    director
  7. 2024-02-15
    ➖
    LOCK, Kerry Anthony resigned
    director
  8. 2024-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-01-01
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    LORD, Peter Duncan Fraser resigned
    director
  10. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-12-30
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    SPROXTON, David Alan resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-12-17
    ➕
    CLARKE, Sean Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2019-12-17
    ➕
    LOCK, Kerry Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2019-12-17
    ➖
    SPROXTON, David Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2019-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-01-09
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  24. 2019-01-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2019-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2005-09-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2003-10-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Societe Generale
  28. 2003-10-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Dreamworks Animation Llc
  29. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    PARK, Nicholas Wulstan appointed
    director
  30. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    SPROXTON, David Alan appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-04-16
    ➖
    STAUNTON, Robin Mark resigned
    secretary
  32. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    LORD, Peter Duncan Fraser appointed
    director
  33. 2002-04-16
    ➖
    PYPER, Timothy Edward resigned
    director
  34. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    SPROXTON, David Alan appointed
    director
  35. 2002-04-16
    ➖
    STAUNTON, Robin Mark resigned
    director
  36. 2001-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTI PESTO LIMITED
  37. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    STAUNTON, Robin Mark appointed
    secretary
  38. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    PYPER, Timothy Edward appointed
    director
  39. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    STAUNTON, Robin Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Aardman Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aardman Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ANTI PESTO LIMITED
This company · 04312471

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
Aardman Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nicholas Wulstan Parkceased 05/11/2018· significant influence
  • Mr David Alan Sproxtonceased 05/11/2018· significant influence
  • Mr Peter Duncan Fraser Lordceased 05/11/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2001-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Aardman Animations Ltd
Gas Ferry Road
Bristol
BS1 6UN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

CAVE, Joanna Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Sean Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARK, Nicholas Wulstan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPROXTON, David Alan→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2019-12-30
Resigned
STAUNTON, Robin Mark→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2002-04-16
Resigned
LOCK, Kerry Anthony→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-12-17 · resigned 2024-02-15
Resigned
LORD, Peter Duncan Fraser→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2024-01-01
Resigned
PYPER, Timothy Edward→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2002-04-16
Resigned
SPROXTON, David Alan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2019-12-17
Resigned
STAUNTON, Robin Mark→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2002-04-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Societe Generale
Charge and deed of assignment4 properties20/10/200317/09/2005
outstanding
Dreamworks Animation
Dreamworks Animation Llc
Security assignment and charge1 property20/10/2003—
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Recent filings (75 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01