ANCASTA TOPCO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09003642 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-22

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 11.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33150

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47640SIC 47640

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.5y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (8 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

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

Last 180 days

filings

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-06-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-07
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-16
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capital · SH01
2026-04-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-08
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SHAVE, Matthew Greig appointed
director
2026-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-21
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HATFIELD, Nicholas Andrew Terance appointed
director
2024-12-18
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OVERTON, Suzanne Ashley appointed
director
2024-12-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-30
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OVERTON, Ashley Grenville resigned
director
2023-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-15
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BLAIR, William Henderson appointed
director
2020-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-11-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-07-01
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GRIFFITH, Fiona Rachael appointed
director
2017-10-20
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STEWART, Kathryn Lucy appointed
director
2016-01-15
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MORTON, Peter Bruce resigned
director
2016-01-01
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OVERTON, Ashley Grenville appointed
director
2015-01-23
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BROADBENT, Heather Lynn appointed
secretary
2015-01-23
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HEWITSON, Susan Wendy resigned
secretary
2015-01-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC (Company No: 00002065)
2015-01-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-04-22
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Company incorporated
As ANCASTA TOPCO LIMITED
2014-04-22
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GRIFFITH, Nicholas Gilbert appointed
director
2014-04-22
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HEWITSON, Susan Wendy appointed
secretary
2014-04-22
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MORTON, Peter Bruce appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

Mad Capital Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Mad Capital Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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ANCASTA TOPCO LIMITED

This company · 09003642

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mad Capital Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	02/04/2026
Mr Nicholas Gilbert Griffith Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Nicholas Gilbert Griffithceased 01/11/2019· 75-100% shares
Mr Peter Bruce Mortonceased 01/06/2017· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2014-04-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33150 — SIC 33150

Registered office

Port Hamble

Satchell Lane

Hamble

Hants

SO31 4QD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-04

Last: 2026-04-20