ANPAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
05289871 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£182.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33200SIC 33200
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, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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 £182,192

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£182k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£171k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£36k£73k£109k£146k£182kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£182.2k£106.0k
Current assets£171.2k£95.0k
Net assets£182.2k£106.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2023-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-11-01
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    BLADEN, Lucas Andrew appointed
    director
  7. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-27
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    BLADEN, Tracey resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-07-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-07-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-12-31
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    address · AD01
  13. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-04-01
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    BLADEN, Tracey appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-03-30
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    FAULKNER, Lesley Patricia resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-30
    ➖
    FAULKNER, Paul resigned
    director
  21. 2004-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ANPAL LTD
  22. 2004-11-17
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    BLADEN, Andrew Leslie appointed
    director
  23. 2004-11-17
    ➕
    FAULKNER, Lesley Patricia appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-11-17
    ➕
    FAULKNER, Paul appointed
    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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BLADEN, Lucas Andrew (same surname) appointed 2023-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • 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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Leslie Bladen
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
——board controlboard control · firm interest18/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Tracey Bladenceased 27/07/2021· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2004-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

29 Canonbie Lea
Madeley
Telford
TF7 5RL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BLADEN, Andrew Leslie→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-11-17
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Active
BLADEN, Lucas Andrew→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-11-01
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Active
BLADEN, Tracey→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2021-07-27
Resigned
FAULKNER, Lesley Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-17 · resigned 2007-03-30
Resigned
FAULKNER, Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-11-17 · resigned 2007-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04