ASSURED PACKAGING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06994223 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-19
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 14.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£11.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17219
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 14.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,778
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,171 YoY
Cash YoY
+648%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 648% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£233k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£58k£117k£175k£234k£292kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£20.0k£42.3k
Current assets£233.2k£292.5k
Cash£10.3k£1.4k
Debtors£181.0k£251.8k
Net assets£11.8k£21.9k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-19
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-17
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    HUGHES, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  6. 2023-10-17
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2017-08-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  16. 2017-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-07-23
    ➕
    HUGHES, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-11-09
    ➖
    HUGHES, Paul Denis resigned
    director
  19. 2011-11-05
    ➖
    LAWTON, Kenneth James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-11-05
    ➖
    LAWTON, Kenneth James resigned
    director
  21. 2011-10-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2009-11-10
    ➕
    HUGHES, Alan Trevor appointed
    director
  23. 2009-11-10
    ➕
    HUGHES, Paul Denis appointed
    director
  24. 2009-11-10
    ➕
    LAWTON, Kenneth James appointed
    director
  25. 2009-11-10
    ➖
    SMITH, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  26. 2009-09-18
    ➕
    LAWTON, Kenneth James appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSURED PACKAGING LIMITED
  28. 2009-08-19
    ➕
    SMITH, Geoffrey 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Trevor Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/09/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/09/2016

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
Incorporated2009-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17219 — SIC 17219

Registered office

Unit 12 To 13, Link House, Unit 12 To 13, Link House, Bute Street,
Fenton
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffs
ST4 3PW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HUGHES, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-23
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Active
HUGHES, Alan Trevor→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-11-10
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Active
HUGHES, Elizabeth→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-10-17
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Active
LAWTON, Kenneth James→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-18 · resigned 2011-11-05
Resigned
HUGHES, Paul Denis→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-11-10 · resigned 2011-11-09
Resigned
LAWTON, Kenneth James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-10 · resigned 2011-11-05
Resigned
SMITH, Geoffrey→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-08-19 · resigned 2009-11-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—11/08/2017—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Fixed & floating charge1 property31/10/2011—
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Recent filings (51 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-19