ANTONY PRICE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04966798 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-17
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
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees000

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-07-10
    PRICE, Laura Jayne appointed
    director
  4. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2003-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTONY PRICE LIMITED
  18. 2003-11-17
    MOULSDALE, Robert Alan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-11-17
    PRICE, Antony Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2003-11-17
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-11-17
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-11-17
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-11-17
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PRICE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Antony Stephen Price
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
75100%
75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Dale House, Tewitfield
Carnforth
Lancashire
LA6 1JH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MOULSDALE, Robert Alan
secretary · appointed 2003-11-17
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Active
PRICE, Antony Stephen
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-11-17
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Active
PRICE, Laura Jayne
director · ~46y · appointed 2026-07-10
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2003-11-17
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2003-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05