ADVANPRESS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00603370 · ltd · incorporated 1958-04-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£518.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £518,017

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£518k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£104k£207k£311k£414k£518kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-30
Total assets£518.0k£513.1k
Current assets£43.4k£44.6k
Net assets£518.0k£513.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2024-10-25
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  4. 2024-10-25
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-10-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-31
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    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-02-08
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    address · AD01
  9. 2022-12-30
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  10. 2022-05-05
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    address · AD01
  11. 2021-12-28
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  12. 2021-10-18
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  13. 2021-10-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-17
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  16. 2018-07-05
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  17. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-04-01
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    MORTIMER, Rosie appointed
    director
  19. 2009-01-16
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    MORTIMER, John Clifford, Sir resigned
    director
  20. 2007-10-31
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    DONOGHUE, James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-10-31
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    NEWALL, Phyllis resigned
    secretary
  22. 1958-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANPRESS LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 68 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

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
Miss Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/10/2021
Ms Rosie Mortimer
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated1958-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

27 High Street
Horley
RH6 7BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DONOGHUE, James→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-31
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Active
MORTIMER, Penelope, Lady→
director · ~80y
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Active
MORTIMER, Rosie→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-04-01
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Active
NEWALL, Phyllis→
secretary · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
MORTIMER, John Clifford, Sir→
director · ~103y · resigned 2009-01-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28