A P PRESS TOOLS HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05800147 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 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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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
    ➖
    PUGH, Andrew Barrie resigned
    director
  2. 2026-04-20
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-04-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2026-04-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-03-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-08-05
    ➕
    PUGH, Andrew Barrie appointed
    director
  13. 2024-08-05
    ➕
    PUGH, Andrew Barrie appointed
    director
  14. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    PUGH, Wendy Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2017-03-31
    ➖
    PUGH, Andrew Barrie resigned
    director
  23. 2006-04-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A P PRESS TOOLS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  24. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    PUGH, Wendy Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-04-28
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    PUGH, Andrew Barrie appointed
    director
  28. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-04-28
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Wendy Elizabeth Pugh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/04/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Wendy Elizabeth Pughceased 10/04/2026· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

66 Brookhus Farm Road
Sutton Coldfield
B76 1QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PUGH, Wendy Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PUGH, Andrew Barrie→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PUGH, Wendy Elizabeth→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-28 · resigned 2006-04-28
Resigned
PUGH, Andrew Barrie→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-08-05 · resigned 2026-04-20
Resigned
PUGH, Andrew Barrie→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-28 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-28 · resigned 2006-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25