A B GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00538043 · ltd · incorporated 1954-09-15

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28290

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 71.2y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 71.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (7 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

137 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-01-22
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accounts · AA
2025-08-01
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NADIN, Simon Peter John appointed
director
2025-08-01
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officers · CH01
2025-08-01
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officers · AP01
2025-05-06
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officers · TM01
2025-04-30
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LAWSON, David resigned
director
2025-01-09
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accounts · AA
2024-12-22
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officers · TM01
2024-12-19
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KNIGHT, Richard William resigned
director
2024-01-19
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accounts · AA
2023-05-02
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officers · AP01
2023-05-01
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CURTIS, Steven appointed
director
2023-01-19
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accounts · AA
2022-03-02
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accounts · AAMD
2022-02-11
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accounts · AA
2021-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-10
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officers · AP01
2020-07-09
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NORMAN, Mark appointed
director
2020-06-23
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MELBOURNE, Ian James appointed
director
2020-06-23
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KNIGHT, Richard William appointed
director
2020-06-23
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officers · AP01
2020-06-23
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officers · AP01
2020-01-13
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accounts · AA
2020-01-02
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officers · TM01
2020-01-02
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officers · TM01
2020-01-02
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officers · TM02
2019-12-31
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LOWDE, Leslie John resigned
secretary
2019-12-31
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BELL, Tony William Harry resigned
director
2019-12-31
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LOWDE, Leslie John resigned
director
2019-01-01
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BURTON, Matthew Edward appointed
director
2016-01-29
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KIRKHAM, David William resigned
director
2013-08-13
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Charge satisfied #5
2013-02-04
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2007-11-17
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Charge satisfied #4
2007-11-17
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Charge satisfied #3
2007-11-17
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Charge satisfied #2
2007-11-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-12-17
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BELL, Tony William Harry appointed
director
2004-12-17
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LAWSON, David appointed
director
2004-12-17
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LOWDE, Leslie John appointed
director
2004-12-17
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STEVENSON, Anthony resigned
director
2003-07-07
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STEVENSON, Anthony appointed
director
2002-07-11
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BURTON, Ann Marie resigned
director
2001-02-23
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SLINGSBY, Christopher Albert Spencer resigned
director
1999-10-01
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KIRKHAM, David William appointed
director
1997-10-15
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
1995-06-01
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BURTON, Ann Marie resigned
secretary
1995-06-01
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LOWDE, Leslie John appointed
secretary
1993-02-19
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BURTON, Ida resigned
director
1986-01-31
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Midland Bank PLC

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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.

Group structure

Ghb Holding Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ghb Holding Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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A B GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

This company · 00538043

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ghb Holding Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/09/2016

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

Incorporated1954-09-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28290 — SIC 28290

Registered office

Celebration House, Stanley

Street, Burton-On-Trent

Staffordshire

DE14 1DY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-13

Last: 2025-09-29