ALLIEDTROPIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04676006 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-24
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.2y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2020-10-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Natwest Markets PLC as Security Agent for the Secured Parties
  9. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-03
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-02-28
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    HEALEY, John Michael resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2013-03-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2013-02-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (Security Agent)
  20. 2008-04-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
  21. 2008-03-14
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    HEALEY, John Michael appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-03-14
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    MCMULLAN, Roger Neil resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-09-22
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    WARBURTON, Jonathan appointed
    director
  24. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    WARBURTON, William Ross appointed
    director
  25. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    WARBURTON, William Brett appointed
    director
  26. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    MCMULLAN, Roger Neil appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-09-22
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-09-22
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLIEDTROPIC LIMITED
  30. 2003-02-24
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-02-24
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

Warburtons 1876 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Warburtons 1876 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALLIEDTROPIC LIMITED
This company · 04676006

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
Warburtons 1876 Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Registered office

Back O Th Bank House
Hereford Street
Bolton
Lancashire
BL1 8HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WARBURTON, Jonathan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARBURTON, William Ross→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARBURTON, William Brett→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEALEY, John Michael→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-14 · resigned 2020-02-28
Resigned
MCMULLAN, Roger Neil→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2008-03-14
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2003-09-22
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2003-09-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Natwest Markets PLC as Security Agent for the Secured Parties
A registered charge1 property29/10/2020—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (Security Agent)
Debenture1 property25/02/2013—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
Debenture1 property29/04/200801/03/2013
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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03