A. PANK & SON LIMITED

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05678066 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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  2. 2024-10-23
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  3. 2023-11-24
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  4. 2022-10-11
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  5. 2021-11-03
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  6. 2020-11-03
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  7. 2019-12-27
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  8. 2018-10-10
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  9. 2018-07-09
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    officers · TM02
  10. 2018-07-04
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    PANK, Lisa resigned
    secretary
  11. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-08
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2016-11-21
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2016-11-17
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  15. 2016-11-01
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    HOUGHTON, Kelvin George resigned
    secretary
  16. 2016-11-01
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    PANK, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-01-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-07-10
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    PANK, Lisa resigned
    director
  20. 2006-10-12
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    HOUGHTON, Kelvin George appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-10-12
    ➖
    PANK, Lisa resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-06-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2006-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A. PANK & SON LIMITED
  24. 2006-01-17
    ➕
    PANK, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2006-01-17
    ➕
    PANK, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-01-17
    ➕
    PANK, Lisa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PANK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Group structure

Panks Castle Hill Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Panks Castle Hill Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A. PANK & SON LIMITED
This company · 05678066

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Panks Castle Hill Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Old Tannery
8 Heigham Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 4TE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PANK, Christopher Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUGHTON, Kelvin George→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-12 · resigned 2016-11-01
Resigned
PANK, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-01 · resigned 2018-07-04
Resigned
PANK, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-17 · resigned 2006-10-12
Resigned
PANK, Lisa→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-01-17 · resigned 2009-07-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property22/06/2006—
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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
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accounts · AA
2024-10-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
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accounts · AA
2021-11-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
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accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-02