BATH ARTIST PRINTMAKERS LIMITED

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01898430 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1985-03-22
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£20.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£20.1k£18.1k
Current assets£20.1k£18.1k
Net assets£20.1k£18.1k

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
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-16
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  3. 2023-07-31
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  4. 2022-12-08
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  5. 2022-04-19
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-04-19
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-04-14
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    GULLIFORD, John Timothy, Mr. resigned
    director
  8. 2022-04-14
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    JENNINGS, Jean resigned
    director
  9. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2021-02-25
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  11. 2019-11-20
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  12. 2018-11-30
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  13. 2017-12-14
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  14. 2016-12-15
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  15. 2016-11-10
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-11-09
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    ISLES, Antonella resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-01-04
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    WILCOX, Rachel Lesley appointed
    director
  18. 2016-01-04
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2015-11-28
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    WEBB, Olive Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2015-11-28
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    officers · TM01
  21. 2015-11-15
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    JEFFS, Howard appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-20
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    GULLIFORD, John Timothy, Mr. appointed
    director
  23. 2008-11-16
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    BATT, Wendy resigned
    director
  24. 2007-10-01
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    IRVING, Elisabeth Helen resigned
    director
  25. 2007-10-01
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    SHEAFF, Margaret Eiluned resigned
    director
  26. 2007-10-01
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    WEBB, Olive Mary appointed
    director
  27. 2000-11-02
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    ISLES, Antonella appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-11-01
    ➖
    REDDYHOFF, Monica Gertrude resigned
    secretary
  29. 1995-12-12
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    DUNLOP, Charmian resigned
    director
  30. 1995-12-12
    ➕
    IRVING, Elisabeth Helen appointed
    director
  31. 1995-12-12
    ➕
    SHEAFF, Margaret Eiluned appointed
    director
  32. 1995-10-30
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    HINDE, Jean resigned
    director
  33. 1985-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BATH ARTIST PRINTMAKERS LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 82 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 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1985-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Creative House 3b Upper Lambridge Street
Larkhall
Bath
Bath And North East Somerset
BA1 6RY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

JEFFS, Howard→
director · ~82y · appointed 2015-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILCOX, Rachel Lesley→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ISLES, Antonella→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2016-11-09
Resigned
REDDYHOFF, Monica Gertrude→
secretary · resigned 2000-11-01
Resigned
BATT, Wendy→
director · ~84y · resigned 2008-11-16
Resigned
DUNLOP, Charmian→
director · ~107y · resigned 1995-12-12
Resigned
GULLIFORD, John Timothy, Mr.→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-11-20 · resigned 2022-04-14
Resigned
HINDE, Jean→
director · ~110y · resigned 1995-10-30
Resigned
IRVING, Elisabeth Helen→
director · ~94y · appointed 1995-12-12 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
JENNINGS, Jean→
director · ~97y · resigned 2022-04-14
Resigned
SHEAFF, Margaret Eiluned→
director · ~98y · appointed 1995-12-12 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
WEBB, Olive Mary→
director · ~91y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2015-11-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

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2025-10-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-20