A.P. SCREEN PRINTERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01519531 · ltd · incorporated 1980-09-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
131 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2024-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  4. 2024-01-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-01-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-21
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2018-11-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-09-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-06-18
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    BREUER, David Michael resigned
    director
  19. 2018-05-24
    ➕
    LAU, Chuk Kin appointed
    director
  20. 2018-05-24
    ➖
    LEAVER, Marcus Edward resigned
    director
  21. 2018-01-08
    ➖
    CROMPTON, Anne Olivia resigned
    secretary
  22. 2017-11-15
    ➖
    PEARCE, Rodney resigned
    director
  23. 2017-10-30
    ➕
    BREUER, David Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2017-05-16
    ➖
    CONNOLE, Michael Damien resigned
    director
  25. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    CROMPTON, Anne Olivia appointed
    secretary
  26. 2017-01-31
    ➖
    POTTERELL, Clive Ronald resigned
    secretary
  27. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    MORLEY, Robert resigned
    director
  28. 2016-01-18
    ➕
    POTTERELL, Clive Ronald appointed
    secretary
  29. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    CONNOLE, Michael Damien appointed
    director
  30. 2015-08-31
    ➖
    MOUSLEY, Michael resigned
    secretary
  31. 2015-08-31
    ➖
    MOUSLEY, Michael resigned
    director
  32. 2012-12-21
    ➕
    LEAVER, Marcus Edward appointed
    director
  33. 2012-12-21
    ➖
    ORBACH, Laurence resigned
    director
  34. 2012-07-17
    ➖
    BANKS, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  35. 2003-11-15
    ➕
    MOUSLEY, Michael appointed
    secretary
  36. 2003-11-14
    ➖
    BHOTE, Cyrus Homi resigned
    secretary
  37. 1996-05-24
    ➕
    MORLEY, Robert appointed
    director
  38. 1980-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.P. SCREEN PRINTERS LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Quarto Publishing Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Quarto Publishing Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A.P. SCREEN PRINTERS LIMITED
This company · 01519531

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Quarto Publishing Plc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The Quarto Group Incceased 18/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated1980-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 Triptych Place
Second Floor
London
SE1 9SH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

LAU, Chuk Kin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHOTE, Cyrus Homi→
secretary · resigned 2003-11-14
Resigned
CROMPTON, Anne Olivia→
secretary · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2018-01-08
Resigned
MOUSLEY, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-15 · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned
POTTERELL, Clive Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-18 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned
BANKS, Geoffrey→
director · ~74y · resigned 2012-07-17
Resigned
BREUER, David Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-10-30 · resigned 2018-06-18
Resigned
CONNOLE, Michael Damien→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2017-05-16
Resigned
LEAVER, Marcus Edward→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2018-05-24
Resigned
MORLEY, Robert→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-05-24 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
MOUSLEY, Michael→
director · ~73y · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned
ORBACH, Laurence→
director · ~84y · resigned 2012-12-21
Resigned
PEARCE, Rodney→
director · ~79y · resigned 2017-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (131 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20