ANCHOR PACKAGING UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05056103 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-25
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
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82920Packaging activities
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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, 3 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
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2024-02-27
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  4. 2024-02-27
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  5. 2024-02-27
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  6. 2024-02-27
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-02-27
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-02-01
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    BYRNE, Alison Jane appointed
    director
  9. 2024-02-01
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    BYRNE, Ashling Jane appointed
    director
  10. 2024-02-01
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    BYRNE, Mark Anthony resigned
    director
  11. 2023-10-31
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  12. 2023-01-25
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  13. 2022-01-31
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  14. 2021-05-12
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  15. 2021-05-11
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    MURRAYOUNG SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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  16. 2021-01-28
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  17. 2019-10-30
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  18. 2019-08-27
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2019-08-27
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  20. 2019-04-29
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  21. 2018-04-30
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  22. 2004-03-08
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  23. 2004-03-04
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  24. 2004-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ANCHOR PACKAGING UK LIMITED
  25. 2004-02-25
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-02-25
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    MURRAYOUNG SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2004-02-25
    ➕
    BYRNE, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2004-02-25
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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
Alison Byrne
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mark Anthony Byrne
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
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
Incorporated2004-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

15 Home Farm, Luton Hoo Estate
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 3TD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BYRNE, Alison Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-02-01
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Active
BYRNE, Ashling Jane→
director · ~23y · appointed 2024-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-25 · resigned 2004-03-04
Resigned
MURRAYOUNG SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-02-25 · resigned 2021-05-11
Resigned
BYRNE, Mark Anthony→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-02-25 · resigned 2024-02-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-25 · resigned 2004-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31