CONTINUOUS DATAPRINT (U.K.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02696956 · ltd · incorporated 1992-03-13
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 28.7y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees454700

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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  2. 2025-02-27
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  3. 2024-11-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-11-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
  5. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2021-06-11
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    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
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    RIORDAN, Matthew resigned
    director
  11. 2021-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-27
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  14. 2019-12-16
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-06-18
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  16. 2019-01-31
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-01-29
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    SCANLON, Susan resigned
    director
  19. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-08-31
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    SCANLON, Mark Joseph resigned
    director
  21. 2013-08-22
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    FITZGERALD, Timothy resigned
    director
  22. 2012-06-01
    ➕
    RIORDAN, Matthew appointed
    director
  23. 2009-09-09
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    SCANLON, Pamela Jane resigned
    director
  24. 2004-07-27
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    BRACKEN, Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2004-07-15
    ➖
    COLLIS, Ralph resigned
    director
  26. 2002-01-21
    ➖
    LAINE, Edward Robert resigned
    director
  27. 2002-01-01
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    DESOUZA, Wilfred Alban appointed
    director
  28. 2001-06-01
    ➕
    FITZGERALD, Timothy appointed
    director
  29. 2000-05-31
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    ROSE, Lorna Margaret Ogilvie resigned
    director
  30. 1999-06-16
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    ROSE, Lorna Margaret Ogilvie appointed
    director
  31. 1998-02-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 1998-02-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1998-01-01
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    BRACKEN, Paul appointed
    secretary
  34. 1998-01-01
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    PARKER, Donald Arthur resigned
    secretary
  35. 1997-10-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Alex Lawrie Receivables Financing Limited
  36. 1997-05-31
    ➖
    PARKER, Donald Arthur resigned
    director
  37. 1997-04-10
    ➕
    SCANLON, Pamela Jane appointed
    director
  38. 1997-04-10
    ➕
    SCANLON, Susan appointed
    director
  39. 1994-11-30
    ➖
    FITZGERALD, Anthony Colman resigned
    secretary
  40. 1994-11-30
    ➕
    PARKER, Donald Arthur appointed
    secretary
  41. 1993-07-24
    ➖
    LOMAX, Brian resigned
    director
  42. 1993-05-18
    ➕
    COLLIS, Ralph appointed
    director
  43. 1993-05-18
    ➕
    LAINE, Edward Robert appointed
    director
  44. 1993-05-18
    ➕
    LOMAX, Brian appointed
    director
  45. 1993-05-18
    ➕
    PARKER, Donald Arthur appointed
    director
  46. 1992-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CONTINUOUS DATAPRINT (U.K.) LIMITED
  47. 1992-03-13
    ➕
    SCANLON, Paul Edward appointed
    director
  48. 1992-03-13
    ➕
    FITZGERALD, Anthony Colman appointed
    secretary
  49. 1992-03-13
    ➕
    SCANLON, Mark Joseph appointed
    director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

Continuous Dataprint Employee Share Ownership Trust holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Continuous Dataprint Employee Share Ownership Trust
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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CONTINUOUS DATAPRINT (U.K.) LIMITED
This company · 02696956

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Continuous Dataprint Employee Share Ownership Trust
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Paul Edward Scanlon
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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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
Incorporated1992-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

Forms House
74-82 Rose Lane
Liverpool
L18 8EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

BRACKEN, Paul→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRACKEN, Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-07-27
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Active
DESOUZA, Wilfred Alban→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-01-01
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Active
SCANLON, Paul Edward→
director · ~68y · appointed 1992-03-13
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Active
FITZGERALD, Anthony Colman→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-13 · resigned 1994-11-30
Resigned
PARKER, Donald Arthur→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-30 · resigned 1998-01-01
Resigned
COLLIS, Ralph→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-05-18 · resigned 2004-07-15
Resigned
FITZGERALD, Timothy→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2013-08-22
Resigned
LAINE, Edward Robert→
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-05-18 · resigned 2002-01-21
Resigned
LOMAX, Brian→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-05-18 · resigned 1993-07-24
Resigned
PARKER, Donald Arthur→
director · ~94y · appointed 1993-05-18 · resigned 1997-05-31
Resigned
RIORDAN, Matthew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
ROSE, Lorna Margaret Ogilvie→
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-06-16 · resigned 2000-05-31
Resigned
SCANLON, Mark Joseph→
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-03-13 · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned
SCANLON, Pamela Jane→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-04-10 · resigned 2009-09-09
Resigned
SCANLON, Susan→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-04-10 · resigned 2019-01-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
A registered charge—21/11/2024—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property27/02/1998—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property27/02/1998—
outstanding
Alex Lawrie Receivables Financing
Alex Lawrie Receivables Financing Limited
First fixed charge and floating charge1 property02/10/1997—
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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23