MONUMENT PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01870194 · ltd · incorporated 1984-12-10

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 39.1y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 39.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

23 officers (2 active, 23 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

155 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

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-05-30
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2025-05-12
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2024-05-04
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accounts · AA
2023-06-01
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accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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accounts · AA
2021-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-02
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address · AD01
2019-12-02
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address · AD01
2019-10-21
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mortgage · MR04
2019-10-21
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-05-23
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accounts · AA
2019-04-24
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officers · AP01
2019-04-24
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officers · TM01
2019-04-24
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officers · TM01
2019-04-18
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STEWART, Claire Susan appointed
director
2019-04-18
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GOODWIN, Mark Gerald resigned
director
2019-04-18
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FOTOVALUE LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2019-03-04
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STEWART, Claire Susan appointed
secretary
2019-03-04
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BESWICK, Simon resigned
secretary
2019-03-04
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officers · TM02
2019-03-04
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officers · AP03
2018-12-04
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officers · AP03
2018-12-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-11-30
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BESWICK, Simon appointed
secretary
2018-11-30
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STILWELL, Michael James resigned
secretary
2018-04-06
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BRIERLEY, Richard Paul resigned
secretary
2018-04-06
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STILWELL, Michael James appointed
secretary
2018-04-06
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BRIERLEY, Richard Paul resigned
director
2018-04-06
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GOODWIN, Mark Gerald appointed
director
2016-06-17
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BRIERLEY, Richard Paul appointed
secretary
2016-06-17
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BRIERLEY, Richard Paul appointed
director
2016-05-11
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POULTNEY, Nigel Charles resigned
secretary
2016-05-11
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POULTNEY, Nigel Charles resigned
director
2001-10-19
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COLLINS, Steven David resigned
secretary
2001-10-19
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POULTNEY, Nigel Charles appointed
secretary
2001-10-19
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COLLINS, Steven David resigned
director
2001-10-19
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POULTNEY, Nigel Charles appointed
director
2001-09-14
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Charge satisfied #3
1999-11-24
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FOTOVALUE LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
1998-01-31
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NOBLE, David resigned
director
1997-08-21
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ELDRED, Stephen Derrick resigned
director
1994-11-01
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ELDRED, Stephen Derrick appointed
director
1994-07-01
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COLLINS, Steven David appointed
secretary
1994-07-01
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COLLINS, Steven David appointed
director
1994-04-20
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ASHE, Vincent resigned
secretary
1994-04-20
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ASHE, Vincent resigned
director
1994-02-28
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PETERS, Brian Eric resigned
director
1993-11-25
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AXELSEN, Ian Peter resigned
director
1993-09-22
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PETERS, Brian Eric appointed
director

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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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

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

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Synectics Plc

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

ultimate parent

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MONUMENT PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORIES LIMITED

This company · 01870194

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
Synectics Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1984-12-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Synectics House

3-4 Broadfield Close

Sheffield

S8 0XN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 21 resigned)

STEWART, Claire Susan→

secretary · appointed 2019-03-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STEWART, Claire Susan→

director · ~46y · appointed 2019-04-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ASHE, Vincent→

secretary · appointed 1993-03-05 · resigned 1994-04-20

Resigned

BESWICK, Simon→

secretary · appointed 2018-11-30 · resigned 2019-03-04

Resigned

BRIERLEY, Richard Paul→

secretary · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2018-04-06

Resigned

COLLINS, Steven David→

secretary · appointed 1994-07-01 · resigned 2001-10-19

Resigned

LIDGATE, Keith Richard→

secretary · resigned 1993-03-05

Resigned

POULTNEY, Nigel Charles→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2016-05-11

Resigned

STILWELL, Michael James→

secretary · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2018-11-30

Resigned

ASHE, Vincent→

director · ~72y · resigned 1994-04-20

Resigned

AXELSEN, Ian Peter→

director · ~73y · resigned 1993-11-25

Resigned

BAYLEY, Geoffrey Charles→

director · ~77y · resigned 1993-02-09

Resigned

BRIERLEY, Richard Paul→

director · ~50y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2018-04-06

Resigned

COLLINS, Steven David→

director · ~61y · appointed 1994-07-01 · resigned 2001-10-19

Resigned

DOUGLAS, Andrew Vladimir→

director · ~72y · resigned 1993-02-11

Resigned

ELDRED, Stephen Derrick→

director · ~67y · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 1997-08-21

Resigned

GOODWIN, Mark Gerald→

director · ~54y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2019-04-18

Resigned

LIDGATE, Keith Richard→

director · ~72y · resigned 1993-03-05

Resigned

NOBLE, David→

director · ~70y · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 1998-01-31

Resigned

PETERS, Brian Eric→

director · ~77y · appointed 1993-09-22 · resigned 1994-02-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	29/04/1993	14/09/2001
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	25/02/1993	21/10/2019
satisfied	Hill Samuel & Co. . Hill Samuel & Co. Limited.	Debenture	1 property	29/04/1987	21/09/1989