BELMONT PACKAGING LTD
🌳Matureactive
08727841 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-10
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.94M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 17211SIC 17211
- 17219SIC 17219
- 17290SIC 17290
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 12.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,944,683
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.2m
Net Worth
£2.9m
Current Assets
£2.7m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.43M | — |
| Current assets | £2.70M | — |
| Cash | £1.17M | — |
| Debtors | £1.37M | — |
| Net assets | £2.94M | — |
| Average employees | — | 3200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-07🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2026-04-07🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-11-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-12🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2020-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2018-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-01-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-09-01➕HULLEY, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2014-05-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2013-12-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Praetura Asset Finance Limited
- 2013-12-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Andrew Poxon and John Malcolm Titley of Leonard Curtis Business Solutions as Joint Administrators of Bpl Realisations 2013 Limited
- 2013-11-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Positive Cashflow Finance Limited
- 2013-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BELMONT PACKAGING LTD
- 2013-10-10➕HULLEY, Kate Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
A Box & Beyond Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A Box & Beyond Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BELMONT PACKAGING LTD
This company · 08727841
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A Box & Beyond Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 24/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Kate Hulleyceased 24/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17120 — SIC 17120
Registered office
1st Floor Waterside House
Waterside Drive
Wigan
Lancashire
WN3 5AZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HULLEY, Kate Louise→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HULLEY, Paul Andrew→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/04/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/12/2020 | 12/11/2025 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/05/2014 | 30/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | Praetura Asset Finance Praetura Asset Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 19/12/2013 | 30/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | Andrew Poxon and John Malcolm Titley of Leonard Curtis Business Solutions as Joint Administrators of Bpl Realisations 2013 / Bpl Realisations 2013 Andrew Poxon and John Malcolm Titley of Leonard Curtis Business Solutions as Joint Administrators of Bpl Realisations 2013 Limited / Bpl Realisations 2013 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/12/2013 | 18/01/2017 | |
| satisfied | Positive Cashflow Finance Positive Cashflow Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 08/11/2013 | 12/10/2018 |
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05