AUDIOPRINT LTD

🌳Matureactive
01928479 · ltd · incorporated 1985-07-04
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 36.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 36.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 36.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-11-15
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  3. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-07-01
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    LAWRENCE, Evangeline Constance Dugmore appointed
    director
  9. 2020-04-24
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  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2018-08-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2017-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-11-16
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-02-28
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    CRADDOCK, Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2010-11-16
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    LAWRENCE, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-11-16
    ➖
    MARTIN, David Forsyth resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-10-08
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Stephen appointed
    director
  22. 2009-10-08
    ➖
    COATES, Richard Barry resigned
    director
  23. 2009-10-08
    ➕
    CRADDOCK, Mark appointed
    director
  24. 2009-10-08
    ➖
    DENYER, Roy John resigned
    director
  25. 2009-10-08
    ➖
    MARTIN, David Forsyth resigned
    director
  26. 2009-10-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: David Forsyth Martin Mary Elizabeth Martin Roy John Denyer Sandra Ella Denyer Richard Barry Coates and Margaret Ann Coates
  27. 2009-04-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2008-06-30
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    HULL, Peter Albert resigned
    director
  29. 1990-04-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 1985-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AUDIOPRINT LTD

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Audioprint Management Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Audioprint Management Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AUDIOPRINT LTD
This company · 01928479

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
Audioprint Management Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17290 — SIC 17290

Registered office

3 Wolseley Court, Woburn Road Industrial Estate
Kempston
Bedford
MK42 7AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

LAWRENCE, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWRENCE, Evangeline Constance Dugmore→
director · ~27y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWRENCE, Stephen→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, David Forsyth→
secretary · resigned 2010-11-16
Resigned
COATES, Richard Barry→
director · ~76y · resigned 2009-10-08
Resigned
CRADDOCK, Mark→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-10-08 · resigned 2013-02-28
Resigned
DENYER, Roy John→
director · ~79y · resigned 2009-10-08
Resigned
HULL, Peter Albert→
director · ~77y · resigned 2008-06-30
Resigned
MARTIN, David Forsyth→
director · ~78y · resigned 2009-10-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
David Forsyth Martin Mary Elizabeth Martin Roy John Denyer Sandra Ella Denyer Richard Barry Coates and Margaret Ann Coates
Debenture1 property08/10/200909/08/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property06/04/199007/04/2009

Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-07
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23