ALLIED PACKAGING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04437741 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£26.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,202

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
↑ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 115% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£26.2k£14.4k
Current assets£40.1k£18.7k
Net assets£26.2k£13.7k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-06-20
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    address · AD01
  7. 2022-04-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-03-31
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    BURT, Peter William resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    BURT, Peter William resigned
    director
  11. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2002-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLIED PACKAGING LIMITED
  20. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    BURT, Roger Harvey appointed
    director
  21. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    BURT, Peter William appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-05-14
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    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    BURT, Peter William appointed
    director
  25. 2002-05-14
    ➕
    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-05-14
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger Harvey Burt
Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter William Burtceased 14/05/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Galleons Lap Greenhayes
Shipton Gorge
Bridport
DT6 4LU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BURT, Roger Harvey→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURT, Peter William→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2002-05-14
Resigned
BURT, Peter William→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-14 · resigned 2002-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26