A & P DEFENCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04744490 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-25
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 15.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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 15.4y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.4 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 (60/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
80 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-06-19
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
  3. 2026-06-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-06-10
    ➕
    GILLETT, Simon James appointed
    director
  5. 2026-05-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2026-05-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-12-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2025-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-01-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-01-04
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2020-12-22
    ➕
    LITTLEDYKE, Graeme Thomas appointed
    director
  19. 2020-12-22
    ➖
    A & P SHIP REPAIRERS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2020-12-22
    ➖
    ATLANTIC & PENINSULA MARINE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2019-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-08-06
    ➕
    MCGINLEY, David Thomas appointed
    director
  24. 2018-07-20
    ➖
    CAREY, Ian resigned
    director
  25. 2011-02-25
    ➖
    A & P GH 2006 LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2011-02-25
    ➕
    ATLANTIC & PENINSULA MARINE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2011-02-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  28. 2010-12-15
    ➕
    CAREY, Ian appointed
    director
  29. 2006-12-31
    ➖
    A & P DRY DOCKS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2006-12-31
    ➕
    A & P SHIP REPAIRERS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2003-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & P DEFENCE LIMITED
  32. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    A & P DRY DOCKS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2003-04-25
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    A & P GH 2006 LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

A & P Ship Repairers Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A & P Ship Repairers Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A & P DEFENCE LIMITED
This company · 04744490

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
A & P Ship Repairers Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Servicesceased 12/04/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2003-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O A&P Tyne Limited
Wagonway Road
Hebburn
Tyne And Wear
NE31 1SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

GILLETT, Simon James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LITTLEDYKE, Graeme Thomas→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGINLEY, David Thomas→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
A & P DRY DOCKS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
A & P SHIP REPAIRERS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-12-31 · resigned 2020-12-22
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned
CAREY, Ian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-12-15 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned
A & P GH 2006 LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2011-02-25
Resigned
ATLANTIC & PENINSULA MARINE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2011-02-25 · resigned 2020-12-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Glas Trust Corporation as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
A registered charge—19/06/2026—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
Debenture1 property01/02/2011—
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Recent filings (80 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25