ADVANCED PLASTICS (NW) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08634418 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-01

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£783.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 22210

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

22290SIC 22290

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.9y

20/100

under pressure

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

· Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (8 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £783,680

Net assets shrinking

Down £159,951 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 44% YoY

Cash YoY

-44%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£206k

↓ 44% YoY

Net Worth

£784k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£1.1m

↓ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£853.4k	£970.2k
Current assets	£1.10M	£1.37M
Cash	£205.6k	£364.0k
Debtors	£686.0k	£767.8k
Net assets	£783.7k	£943.6k

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

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2 signals 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

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-06-08
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TYLER, Peter Ian appointed
director
2026-06-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-13
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-12
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HEASTY, Jonathan appointed
secretary
2025-11-12
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ARAND, Lindsey appointed
director
2025-11-12
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HADFIELD, Michael Andrew appointed
director
2025-11-12
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HEASTY, Jonathan William appointed
director
2025-11-12
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SPENCE, Mark appointed
director
2025-10-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-14
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-25
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
2025-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-13
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
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ANDERSON, Robert John appointed
director
2022-06-30
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PEARSON, Christopher James appointed
director
2022-06-30
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HADFIELD, Michael Andrew resigned
director
2022-06-30
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HALL, Stephen William resigned
director
2022-06-30
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HUNTER, Ian resigned
director
2022-06-30
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WILKINS, Graham Andrew resigned
director
2022-06-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2022-06-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2016-05-27
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DAY, Matthew James Lee resigned
director
2015-09-01
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HUNTER, Ian appointed
director
2014-10-31
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HUNTER, Ian resigned
director
2013-09-02
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DAY, Matthew James Lee appointed
director
2013-09-02
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HADFIELD, Michael Andrew appointed
director
2013-09-02
➕
HALL, Stephen William appointed
director
2013-09-02
➕
WILKINS, Graham Andrew appointed
director
2013-08-01
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED PLASTICS (NW) LIMITED
2013-08-01
➕
HUNTER, Ian appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Advanced Plastics (Intermediate 1) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Advanced Plastics (Intermediate 1) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ADVANCED PLASTICS (NW) LIMITED

This company · 08634418

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Advanced Plastics (Intermediate 1) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Ian Hunterceased 30/06/2016· board control
Mr Stephen William Hallceased 30/06/2016· significant influence

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

Incorporated2013-08-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC22210 — SIC 22210

Registered office

28 Standard Way

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 8XG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-04

Last: 2026-05-21