A & N PERKINS LIMITED

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05052644 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-23
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£206.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10130SIC 10130
  • 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
  • 47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 4 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 (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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 £206,399
Net assets shrinking
Down £52,825 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£173k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£206k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£232k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£57k£114k£171k£228k£285kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£213.1k£266.7k
Current assets£232.3k£284.7k
Cash£173.4k£222.7k
Debtors£22.3k£32.3k
Net assets£206.4k£259.2k

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

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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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-09-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-27
    ➕
    PERKINS, Nicola Jane appointed
    secretary
  13. 2018-04-27
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-04-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-04-17
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    PROBERT, Valerie Anne resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As A & N PERKINS LIMITED
  18. 2004-02-23
    ➕
    PERKINS, Antony James appointed
    director
  19. 2004-02-23
    ➕
    PERKINS, Nicola Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2004-02-23
    ➕
    PROBERT, Valerie Anne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-02-23
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-02-23
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-02-23
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-02-23
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "PERKINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nicola Jane Perkins
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017
Mr Antony James Perkins
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2004-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

Tony Perkins Butchers
Church Street
Attleborough
Norfolk
NR17 2AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PERKINS, Nicola Jane→
secretary · appointed 2018-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERKINS, Antony James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-02-23
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Active
PERKINS, Nicola Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROBERT, Valerie Anne→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2018-04-17
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2004-02-23
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2004-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

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2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-01