FERRARI LUXURY PACKAGING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC483788 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£255.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £255,136
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,900 YoY
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£417k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£255k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£675k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£182k£364k£546k£729k£911kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£410.1k£481.7k
Current assets£674.6k£910.7k
Cash£416.7k£491.0k
Debtors£258.0k£419.7k
Net assets£255.1k£292.0k

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

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1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-17
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2022-01-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-01-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-01-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  13. 2019-07-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2017-12-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2014-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As FERRARI LUXURY PACKAGING LTD
  19. 2014-08-06
    ➕
    FERRARI, Tony appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-06
    ➕
    KEAN, Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FERRARI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Kean
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/09/2021
Mr Tony Ferrari
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13990 — SIC 13990

Registered office

1 Cambuslang Court
Cambuslang
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G32 8FH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FERRARI, Tony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-08-06
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Active
KEAN, Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-08-06
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—06/01/2020—
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-01-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-17