ARK PLASTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05655588 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-15

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

£2.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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, 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

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,220

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 79% YoY

Current Assets

£10k

↑ 76% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£7.2k	£8.5k
Current assets	£9.8k	£5.6k
Net assets	£2.2k	£1.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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2024-09-16
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2023-08-31
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2022-08-01
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2021-08-30
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accounts · AA
2020-10-03
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accounts · AA
2019-08-31
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accounts · AA
2018-08-30
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accounts · AA
2017-08-19
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accounts · AA
2016-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-30
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-12-30
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annual-return · AR01
2014-09-05
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accounts · AA
2014-01-14
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annual-return · AR01
2011-09-30
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HAYHURST, James Edward appointed
director
2011-09-27
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HAYHURST, Raymond resigned
director
2005-12-15
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Company incorporated
As ARK PLASTICS LIMITED
2005-12-15
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HAYHURST, Geoffrey appointed
secretary
2005-12-15
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HAYHURST, Geoffrey appointed
director
2005-12-15
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-12-15
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-12-15
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HAYHURST, Raymond appointed
director
2005-12-15
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-12-15
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Geoffrey Hayhurst Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/12/2016

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

Incorporated2005-12-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Baxenden House, Manchester

Road, Baxenden

Accrington

Lancashire

BB5 2RU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HAYHURST, Geoffrey→

secretary · appointed 2005-12-15

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Active

HAYHURST, Geoffrey→

director · ~78y · appointed 2005-12-15

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Active

HAYHURST, James Edward→

director · ~42y · appointed 2011-09-30

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Active

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2005-12-15

Resigned

HAYHURST, Raymond→

director · ~79y · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2011-09-27

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-15 · resigned 2005-12-15

Resigned

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