7 PACKAGING CO. LTD

🌳Matureactive

05023409 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-22

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Profitable

Profit before tax £89,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28
Profit before tax	£89.0k	—
Average employees	800	800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-05-22
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accounts · AA
2025-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-26
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
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officers · AP01
2023-03-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-01
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HATIA, Fatima appointed
director
2022-04-01
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PATEL, Farida appointed
director
2021-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-01
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HATIA, Suleman appointed
director
2018-12-10
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HATIA, Suleman resigned
director
2011-05-16
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HATIA, Suleman appointed
director
2011-01-22
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HATIA, Suleman resigned
secretary
2011-01-22
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PATEL, Tahir Amhed resigned
director
2010-05-04
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PATEL, Dawood appointed
director
2010-05-04
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HATIA, Suleman appointed
secretary
2010-03-08
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WADIA, Salim Ahmed resigned
director
2006-06-01
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PATEL, Tahir Amhed appointed
director
2005-07-31
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HATIA, Fatima resigned
director
2004-01-22
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Company incorporated
As 7 PACKAGING CO. LTD
2004-01-22
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PATEL, Dawood appointed
secretary
2004-01-22
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M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-22
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M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-22
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HATIA, Fatima appointed
director
2004-01-22
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WADIA, Salim Ahmed appointed
director
2004-01-22
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DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-22
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DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Farida Patel Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	15/01/2024
Mr Dawood Patel Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	15/01/2024
Mrs Fatima Hatia Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	15/01/2024
Mr Suleman Hatia Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/05/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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4 ALL LTD→ 11471619 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-01-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 3a Fairview Industrial Estate

Barlow Way

Rainham

RM13 8BT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-04

Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

PATEL, Dawood→

secretary · appointed 2004-01-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HATIA, Fatima→

director · ~49y · appointed 2022-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HATIA, Suleman→

director · ~53y · appointed 2019-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PATEL, Dawood→

director · ~69y · appointed 2010-05-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PATEL, Farida→

director · ~68y · appointed 2022-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HATIA, Suleman→

secretary · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2011-01-22

Resigned

M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2004-01-22

Resigned

HATIA, Fatima→

director · ~49y · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2005-07-31

Resigned

HATIA, Suleman→

director · ~53y · appointed 2011-05-16 · resigned 2018-12-10

Resigned

PATEL, Tahir Amhed→

director · ~39y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2011-01-22

Resigned

WADIA, Salim Ahmed→

director · ~62y · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2010-03-08

Resigned

DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2004-01-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-09

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-01-15

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-01-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-15

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-01-15

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2023-07-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-03-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-03-03