CONTRACT SIGN SYSTEMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02573530 · ltd · incorporated 1991-01-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
50
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 1800 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-23📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-01-11🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-06-28📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-06-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-06-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-05-08🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2018-12-18🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2018-11-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2015-02-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-12-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-02-04➕FOX, Leroy Eugene appointeddirector
- 2012-10-18➖FOX, Leroy Eugene resigneddirector
- 2007-05-01➕FOX, Leroy Eugene appointeddirector
- 2003-03-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1998-04-17➖SNOW, Terence Fredrick resigneddirector
- 1998-04-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1998-03-05➕SNOW, Britt appointeddirector
- 1991-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CONTRACT SIGN SYSTEMS LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Britt Snow Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 08/04/2019 |
Mr Mark Terence Snow Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit A Jon Davey Drive
Treleigh Ind Est
Redruth
Cornwall
TR16 4AX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
FOX, Leroy Eugene→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Active
FOX, Leroy Eugene→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2012-10-18
SNOW, Terence Fredrick→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1998-04-17
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/12/2018 | 11/01/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/02/2015 | 08/05/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/12/2014 | 20/11/2018 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/03/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/04/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (115 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-11
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-06-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-06-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-06-28