POLYPAK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC391450 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-13
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs POLYPAK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2011-01-13➕MARSHALL, Matthew Hughson appointeddirector
- 2011-01-13➕PATERSON, Michael Haig appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Michael Haig Paterson Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPICE SUPERMARKET LIMITED→ SC717989 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| SPIRITED LIQUID ASSETS LTD→ SC709093 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| SPRING INDUSTRIAL LIMITED→ SC545449 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SQ GROUP LTD→ SC550860 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ST PETER HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC599075 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ST. ANDREWS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC220470 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| STRANGFORD CARE LTD→ SC853563 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STRATHBERRY CHELSEA LIMITED→ SC704505 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| STYKO SPORTS LTD→ SC868164 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SUNLIGHT TRADERS LTD→ SC818350 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SUP DRINKS LTD.→ SC628909 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| SUPERFRY POTATOES LTD.→ SC034556 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
9/3 Brown Street
Forresters Hall
Haddington
EH41 3JH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MARSHALL, Matthew Hughson→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-01-13
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PATERSON, Michael Haig→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2011-01-13
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-14