PPD ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC315536 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-29

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£400.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £400,461

Net assets shrinking

Down £7,386 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£400k

↓ 1.8% YoY

Current Assets

£142k

↑ 126% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£2.22M	£2.12M
Current assets	£142.5k	£63.0k
Net assets	£400.5k	£407.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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2024-12-30
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2023-09-05
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accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-12-08
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accounts · AA
2020-11-13
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accounts · AA
2019-10-17
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accounts · AA
2018-12-06
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accounts · AA
2017-12-22
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accounts · AA
2016-12-05
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accounts · AA
2016-02-09
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-06
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accounts · AA
2015-02-10
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-03-21
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annual-return · AR01
2013-11-18
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SCHEFFLER, Dale resigned
director
2010-02-17
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-02-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-02-16
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
2007-07-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2007-07-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-03-08
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DEIGHAN, Patrick Vincent appointed
director
2007-03-08
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JANTZ, Peter appointed
director
2007-03-08
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SCHEFFLER, Dale appointed
director
2007-03-08
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SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2007-01-29
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Company incorporated
As PPD ENTERPRISES LIMITED
2007-01-29
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SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-01-29
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SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Jantz Individual · German · DOB 07/1970 · age 56	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/01/2017
Mr Partick Vincent Deighan Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/01/2017

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

Incorporated2007-01-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

4th Floor, Standard Buildings

94 Hope Street

Glasgow

Strathclyde

G2 6PH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-12

Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-29

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Active

DEIGHAN, Patrick Vincent→

director · ~69y · appointed 2007-03-08

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Active

JANTZ, Peter→

director · ~56y · appointed 2007-03-08

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Active

SCHEFFLER, Dale→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2013-11-18

Resigned

SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2007-03-08

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	16/02/2010	—
satisfied	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited	Floating charge	1 property	05/07/2007	17/02/2010
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	05/07/2007	17/02/2010

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