ACTION PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01602223 · ltd · incorporated 1981-12-04
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 42.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 58190Other publishing activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 42.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3,941
Cash YoY
+40%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£48k
↑ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.9k | £2.9k |
| Current assets | £78.5k | £78.7k |
| Cash | £48.4k | £34.5k |
| Debtors | £18.4k | £32.1k |
| Net assets | £3.9k | £2.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-01➕WOODMAN, Rachel Sarah appointeddirector
- 2023-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2022-04-14📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2022-04-14⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2022-04-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-11-30➕BAILEY, Roderick Miles Christian appointedsecretary
- 2018-11-30➖EDWARDS, Dolores resignedsecretary
- 2018-11-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2005-05-01➕EDWARDS, Dolores appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-30➖HALKIN SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-09-16➖BAILEY, Roderick Miles Christian resignedsecretary
- 1999-09-16➕HALKIN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-06-17➖HARRIS, Jocelin Montague St John resigneddirector
- 1994-01-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1986-11-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1984-01-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1981-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2022-04-14: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rachel Sarah Woodman Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/07/2023 |
Mr Roderick Miles Christian Bailey Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing
Registered office
132 Bristol Road
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 5SR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BAILEY, Roderick Miles Christian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODMAN, Rachel Sarah→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAILEY, Roderick Miles Christian→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-09-16
EDWARDS, Dolores→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-01 · resigned 2018-11-30
HALKIN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1999-09-16 · resigned 2005-04-30
HARRIS, Jocelin Montague St John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 1999-06-17
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 2 properties | 13/01/1994 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 27/11/1986 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge over book debts | 1 property | 17/01/1984 | — |
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Recent filings (109 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2022-04-14
legacy
capital · SH20
2022-04-14
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2022-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-14