NANOTHERICS LTD

🌳Matureactive
06332067 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-02
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£526.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £526,243
Cash YoY
+1846%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£288k
↑ 1846% YoY
Net Worth
£526k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Assets
£557k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£111k£223k£334k£446k£557kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£526.2k£225.2k
Current assets£557.1k£277.8k
Cash£288.3k£14.8k
Debtors£224.9k£230.2k
Net assets£526.2k£225.2k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-05-31
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  3. 2023-05-30
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  4. 2022-08-31
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  5. 2021-05-28
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  6. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2019-08-01
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    JONES, Shirley Ann appointed
    director
  9. 2019-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-15
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    JONES, Shirley Anne appointed
    secretary
  12. 2018-10-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2018-08-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-08-07
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  15. 2018-08-07
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  17. 2018-08-07
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2018-08-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-07-27
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    CUNLIFFE, Peter Robin resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-07-11
    ➖
    DOBSON, Jon, Professor resigned
    director
  21. 2018-07-11
    ➖
    WARREN, Jeremy Charles Stanley resigned
    director
  22. 2018-07-11
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    MERCIA FUND MANAGEMENT (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-12-21
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    WARREN, Jeremy Charles Stanley appointed
    director
  25. 2014-04-02
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    WATERFALL, Andrew Eric resigned
    director
  26. 2013-05-15
    ➕
    JONES, Carlton Neville appointed
    director
  27. 2013-02-28
    ➖
    CAMMISH, Linda Elaine, Dr resigned
    director
  28. 2012-03-13
    ➖
    GEORGE, David Richard resigned
    director
  29. 2011-08-03
    ➕
    CAMMISH, Linda Elaine, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2010-09-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2010-08-27
    ➖
    FARROW, Neil Anthony resigned
    director
  32. 2010-08-27
    ➕
    GEORGE, David Richard appointed
    director
  33. 2010-08-27
    ➖
    OGRODZINSKI, Stefan resigned
    director
  34. 2010-08-27
    ➕
    WATERFALL, Andrew Eric appointed
    director
  35. 2009-06-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mercia Fund 1
  36. 2009-06-12
    ➖
    PAYTON, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  37. 2009-06-12
    ➕
    MERCIA FUND MANAGEMENT (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2008-09-10
    ➕
    PAYTON, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  39. 2008-06-26
    ➕
    CUNLIFFE, Peter Robin appointed
    secretary
  40. 2008-06-26
    ➖
    FARROW, Neil Anthony resigned
    secretary
  41. 2008-04-10
    ➖
    MCBAIN, Stuart, Doctor resigned
    director
  42. 2007-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As NANOTHERICS LTD
  43. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    FARROW, Neil Anthony appointed
    secretary
  44. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    DOBSON, Jon, Professor appointed
    director
  45. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    FARROW, Neil Anthony appointed
    director
  46. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    MCBAIN, Stuart, Doctor appointed
    director
  47. 2007-08-02
    ➕
    OGRODZINSKI, Stefan appointed
    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

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Carlton Neville Jones
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares11/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mercia Fund Management Limitedceased 11/07/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2007-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

Brookside Farm
Dig Lane
Warrington
Cheshire
WA2 0SH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

JONES, Shirley Anne→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Carlton Neville→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Shirley Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUNLIFFE, Peter Robin→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-26 · resigned 2018-07-27
Resigned
FARROW, Neil Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2008-06-26
Resigned
CAMMISH, Linda Elaine, Dr→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-08-03 · resigned 2013-02-28
Resigned
DOBSON, Jon, Professor→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2018-07-11
Resigned
FARROW, Neil Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2010-08-27
Resigned
GEORGE, David Richard→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2012-03-13
Resigned
MCBAIN, Stuart, Doctor→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2008-04-10
Resigned
OGRODZINSKI, Stefan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-08-02 · resigned 2010-08-27
Resigned
PAYTON, Mark Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-09-10 · resigned 2009-06-12
Resigned
WARREN, Jeremy Charles Stanley→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-12-21 · resigned 2018-07-11
Resigned
WATERFALL, Andrew Eric→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2014-04-02
Resigned
MERCIA FUND MANAGEMENT (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-06-12 · resigned 2018-07-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Mercia Fund 1
Debenture1 property25/06/200915/09/2010

Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
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accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-23