ANDREW SHARPE REPRODUCTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01242845 · ltd · incorporated 1976-02-03
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.17M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47599Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,166,201
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.41M | £1.40M |
| Current assets | £120.8k | £224.4k |
| Net assets | £1.17M | £1.14M |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03➖SHARPE, Richard Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-09-22➕SHARPE, Richard Andrew appointeddirector
- 1976-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW SHARPE REPRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHARPE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pamela Helen Sharpe Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Thomas Andrew Sharpe Individual · British · DOB 11/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture
Registered office
Carpenters Shop
The Cliff
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 5EW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
SHARPE, Richard Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-09-22 · resigned 2022-11-03
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Recent filings (94 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-29