ALPHA PACKAGING & STRAPPING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05046238 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£376.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £376,320
Cash YoY
+23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£165k
↑ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£376k
↑ 2.8% YoY
Current Assets
£577k
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£115k£231k£346k£462k£577kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£376.3k£367.9k
Current assets£577.4k£555.4k
Cash£165.2k£134.5k
Debtors£266.9k£262.3k
Net assets£376.3k£366.1k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-10-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-09-01
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    PARKER, Christopher appointed
    director
  8. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-02-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-07-30
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    GREENSMITH, John Anthony resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-07-30
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    GREENSMITH, John Anthony resigned
    director
  19. 2004-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPHA PACKAGING & STRAPPING LIMITED
  20. 2004-02-17
    ➕
    PARKER, Steven Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2004-02-17
    ➕
    GREENSMITH, John Anthony appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-02-17
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-02-17
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-02-17
    ➕
    GREENSMITH, John Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2004-02-17
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-02-17
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PARKER, Christopher (same surname) appointed 2023-09-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Parker
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/09/2023
Mr Stephen Martin Parker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17290 — SIC 17290

Registered office

Unit 1, Block 4 Kiln Lane Trading Estate
Stallingborough
North East Lincolnshire
DN41 8DY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PARKER, Christopher→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Steven Martin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREENSMITH, John Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-17 · resigned 2015-07-30
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-17 · resigned 2004-02-17
Resigned
GREENSMITH, John Anthony→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-02-17 · resigned 2015-07-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-17 · resigned 2004-02-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18