ALL-PAK ENGINEERING LTD.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.08M | £837.8k |
| Current assets | £1.52M | £887.0k |
| Cash | £203.0k | £303.3k |
| Debtors | £1.29M | £552.4k |
| Net assets | £964.6k | £837.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-12📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-04-11📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-08➕BORTONE, Nicholas Angelo appointeddirector
- 2024-04-08➕OLSEN, Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-04-08➖JONES, Jeremy Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2023-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31➖BROMLEY, Nigel Peter resigneddirector
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-15➕JONES, Jeremy Robert appointeddirector
- 2014-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ALL-PAK ENGINEERING LTD.
- 2014-02-21➕BROMLEY, Nigel Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
All-Pak Engineering Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All-Pak Engineering Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/04/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jeremy Robert Jonesceased 08/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Nigel Peter Bromleyceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 08/04/2024 | — |