PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION LTD

🌳Matureactive

00132310 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1913-11-21

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (15 active, 100 linked, 94 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

390 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (191 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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2026-01-05
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officers · AP01
2026-01-01
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BIAGIONI, Robert Carlo appointed
director
2025-11-07
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MCAULIFFE, Matilda Rosemary resigned
director
2025-11-07
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officers · TM01
2025-09-23
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DE GROOSE, Tracy Anne appointed
director
2025-09-23
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officers · AP01
2025-09-16
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officers · TM01
2025-08-13
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officers · TM01
2025-07-26
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GAMERO DEL CASTILLO, Natalia resigned
director
2025-06-13
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2025-01-06
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officers · AP01
2025-01-03
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officers · AP01
2025-01-02
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2025-01-01
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CORNWELL, Sean Enrico appointed
director
2025-01-01
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GRIFFITHS, Joel appointed
director
2024-12-31
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BUREAU, Thomas Pierre resigned
director
2024-11-20
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officers · TM01
2024-07-15
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officers · TM01
2024-07-11
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accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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officers · AP01
2024-05-15
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officers · AP01
2024-05-14
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FOSTER, Simon Andrew appointed
director
2024-05-14
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PRENTICE, Stephen appointed
director
2024-05-14
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DUNCAN, Christopher George resigned
director
2024-03-13
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officers · TM01
2023-09-27
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2023-09-18
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2023-09-12
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GAMERO DEL CASTILLO, Natalia appointed
director
2023-09-04
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officers · TM01
2023-09-01
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address · AD01
2023-06-14
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accounts · AA
2023-05-22
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BYNG-MADDICK, Zillah Ellen resigned
director
2023-05-22
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2023-02-07
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VANNECK-SMITH, Catherine Sarah Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-07-12
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BARNES, Amanda Jane Burns appointed
director
2022-03-03
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DAVIES, Stephen Thomas resigned
director
2021-12-02
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MERALI, Sajeeda appointed
director
2021-05-31
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MEREDITH, Owen Lloyd resigned
director
2021-05-20
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WRIGHT, Nina appointed
director
2021-05-20
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MCAULIFFE, Matilda Rosemary appointed
director
2021-01-05
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BAX, Simon Tristan resigned
director
2021-01-01
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DOLPHIN, Ella Wazoo resigned
director
2020-11-19
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BAX, Simon Tristan appointed
director
2020-10-01
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MEREDITH, Owen Lloyd appointed
director
2020-05-14
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MARR, Robert Andrew appointed
director
2020-05-14
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DUNCAN, Christopher George appointed
director
2020-04-30
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MCILHENEY, Barry Wilson resigned
director
2019-12-31
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CHRISTIE-MILLER, Natasha Isobel resigned
director
2019-11-28
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SPIRES, Tamsyn Ruth appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-14 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GAMERO DEL CASTILLO, Natalia resigned 2025-07-26; MCAULIFFE, Matilda Rosemary resigned 2025-11-07

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1913-11-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Chancery House

53 - 64 Chancery Lane

London

WC2A 1QS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last: 2025-08-17