AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00259647 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1931-10-14

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

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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 (16 active, 100 linked, 93 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

517 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (198 events)Click to expand

2026-03-13
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2026-02-27
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2026-02-24
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GRIFFITHS, Graeme Lee appointed
director
2026-02-10
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officers · AP01
2026-02-10
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officers · AP01
2026-02-05
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COATES, David Andrew appointed
director
2026-02-05
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JONES, Shaun Martyn appointed
director
2025-12-04
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officers · TM01
2025-11-11
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officers · TM01
2025-10-24
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2025-10-17
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GALLIMORE, Samantha appointed
director
2025-10-02
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2025-10-01
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KOZLOFF, Alexandra appointed
director
2025-10-01
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CHANDLER, James Henry resigned
director
2025-10-01
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officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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EVANS, Tina Julie resigned
director
2025-09-30
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officers · TM01
2025-09-05
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2025-08-12
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officers · AP01
2025-08-06
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officers · TM01
2025-08-04
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officers · AP01
2025-08-04
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officers · TM01
2025-08-01
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HIRSCH, Andrew Mark appointed
director
2025-07-31
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BEEFTINK, Belinda Jane resigned
director
2025-03-05
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accounts · AA
2024-06-04
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2024-06-04
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2024-06-01
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SINKER, Paul appointed
director
2024-06-01
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CHANDLER, James Henry appointed
director
2024-04-30
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ANDERSON, Lynne resigned
director
2024-04-30
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officers · TM01
2024-03-04
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accounts · AA
2024-03-01
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ELKINGTON, Tim Andrew resigned
director
2024-03-01
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2023-07-11
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2022-06-17
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SERVICE, Nicholas Alastair Mcfee Douglas appointed
director
2022-06-01
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MERALI, Sajeeda appointed
director
2022-06-01
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EVANS, Tina Julie appointed
director
2022-05-31
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DUNCAN, Christopher George resigned
director
2020-10-15
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DUNCAN, Christopher George appointed
director
2018-12-10
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CROW, Adam appointed
director
2018-11-23
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GOODMAN, Steven Barry resigned
director
2018-10-01
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BEEFTINK, Belinda Jane appointed
director
2018-10-01
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GORDON, Lynne resigned
director
2018-10-01
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GREENE, David Alexander resigned
director
2018-04-16
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LOFTHOUSE, Timothy Mark appointed
director
2017-12-14
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GREENE, David Alexander appointed
director
2017-10-05
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ELKINGTON, Tim Andrew appointed
director
2017-10-04
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FINNEY, Mark resigned
director
2017-07-07
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WILLIAMS, Glyn David 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

-15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BEEFTINK, Belinda Jane resigned 2025-07-31; CHANDLER, James Henry resigned 2025-10-01; EVANS, Tina Julie resigned 2025-09-30

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1931-10-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

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

Registered office

Charter House Black Prince Yard

207-209 High Street

Berkhamsted

Hertfordshire

HP4 1AD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-02

Last: 2025-11-18