LASERCOMB DIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01781745 · ltd · incorporated 1984-01-09

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 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

8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 42.0y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 42.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

174 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	7100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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BAXTER, Alistair David resigned
director
2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
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officers · TM02
2025-12-16
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HALL, Andrew Reece resigned
secretary
2025-12-16
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HALL, Andrew Reece resigned
director
2025-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
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GOULDEN, Kathryn Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-12-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-20
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accounts · AA
2024-04-08
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accounts · AA01
2024-04-08
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address · AD01
2024-04-08
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-04-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-05
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officers · AP03
2024-04-05
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officers · TM01
2024-04-05
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officers · TM01
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officers · TM01
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officers · TM02
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officers · AP01
2024-04-05
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officers · AP01
2024-04-04
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-03
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POYNTER, Martin Philip appointed
director
2024-04-03
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GUEST, Mark resigned
secretary
2024-04-03
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HALL, Andrew Reece appointed
secretary
2024-04-03
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GUEST, Mark, Mr. resigned
director
2024-04-03
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HALL, Andrew Reece appointed
director
2024-04-03
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HANDLEY, John Martin resigned
director
2024-04-03
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PARKINSON, Susan Clare resigned
director
2024-04-03
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RIDINGS, Mark Antony resigned
director
2024-04-03
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Charge registered #8
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2023-05-01
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ALLSOP, Michael Leonard appointed
director
2020-12-29
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2017-05-30
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PARKINSON, Susan Clare appointed
director
2016-07-06
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Charge satisfied #5
2016-07-06
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Charge satisfied #4
2016-05-24
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
2013-01-01
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HANDLEY, John Martin appointed
director
2009-12-12
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Charge satisfied #3
2009-12-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2009-11-30
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2009-11-30
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2008-06-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2006-02-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2006-01-31
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BAXTER, Alistair David appointed
director
2006-01-31
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BOBST, Jean Pascal resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 71 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

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

2 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HALL, Andrew Reece resigned 2025-12-16; BAXTER, Alistair David resigned 2026-01-01; HALL, Andrew Reece resigned 2025-12-16

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

Arden Dies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Arden Dies Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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LASERCOMB DIES LIMITED

This company · 01781745

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
Arden Dies Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/04/2024

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alistair David Baxterceased 03/04/2024· 25-50% shares
Mr Mark Antony Ridingsceased 03/04/2024· 25-50% shares
Mr Mark Guestceased 03/04/2024· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1984-01-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Shepley Lane Industrial Estate Shepley Lane

Marple

Stockport

SK6 7JW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

ALLSOP, Michael Leonard→

director · ~58y · appointed 2023-05-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GOULDEN, Kathryn Elizabeth→

director · ~48y · appointed 2025-12-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

POYNTER, Martin Philip→

director · ~69y · appointed 2024-04-03

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Active

DARLINGTON, Stephen Jeffrey→

secretary · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 2000-04-04

Resigned

GUEST, Mark→

secretary · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2024-04-03

Resigned

HALL, Andrew Reece→

secretary · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2025-12-16

Resigned

WALLIS, William John→

secretary · resigned 1998-06-25

Resigned

BAXTER, Alistair David→

director · ~59y · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2026-01-01

Resigned

BAXTER, Alistair David→

director · ~59y · appointed 1998-09-21 · resigned 2002-08-01

Resigned

BOBST, Jean Pascal→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2006-01-31

Resigned

DARLINGTON, Stephen Jeffrey→

director · ~67y · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 2006-01-31

Resigned

DARRICOTTE, Geoffrey Crosland→

director · ~84y · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 2002-08-01

Resigned

DAWSON, Philip John→

director · ~78y · resigned 2002-08-01

Resigned

GUEST, Mark, Mr.→

director · ~65y · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2024-04-03

Resigned

GUEST, Mark→

director · ~65y · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2002-08-01

Resigned

HALL, Andrew Reece→

director · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-03 · resigned 2025-12-16

Resigned

HANDLEY, John Martin→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2024-04-03

Resigned

KENDAL, John Conyers, Qr→

director · ~90y · resigned 1999-09-30

Resigned

PARKINSON, Susan Clare→

director · ~59y · appointed 2017-05-30 · resigned 2024-04-03

Resigned

RIDINGS, Mark Antony→

director · ~71y · appointed 1991-12-10 · resigned 2024-04-03

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	03/04/2024	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	29/12/2020	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited	A registered charge	—	24/05/2016	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement	1 property	30/11/2009	06/07/2016
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	30/11/2009	06/07/2016
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	13/06/2008	12/12/2009
satisfied	Bobst Group (UK Holdings) Bobst Group (UK Holdings) Limited	Debenture	1 property	31/01/2006	12/12/2009
satisfied	L.L.Knowles(As Trustees) / W.J. Wallis(As Trustees)	Trust deed	1 property	25/05/1984	08/02/2006

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Recent filings (174 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-12-19

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-12-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-09

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2024-04-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-04-08

second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP04CS01

2024-04-08

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-04-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-04-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-04-05