A.C.T. REPROGRAPHICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02909349 · ltd · incorporated 1994-03-17
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-311.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 31.6y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £311,731

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£312k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£178k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£324k-£223k-£123k-£23k£78k£178kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-283.0k£-249.8k
Current assets£177.9k£161.2k
Debtors£55.9k£78.2k
Net assets£-311.7k£-323.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-08-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Funding Circle LTD
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-13
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-14
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    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-01-28
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  9. 2021-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-01-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  17. 2012-03-22
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    DAVIES, Simon Nicholas resigned
    director
  18. 2012-03-22
    ➖
    SALTMARSH, Bernard resigned
    director
  19. 1998-09-06
    ➖
    DAVIES, Allen Stanley resigned
    director
  20. 1995-01-15
    ➕
    SALTMARSH, Ewa appointed
    secretary
  21. 1995-01-15
    ➖
    DAVIES, Ian Howard resigned
    secretary
  22. 1994-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 1994-11-06
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    SALTMARSH, Bernard appointed
    director
  24. 1994-11-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 1994-05-22
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    DAVIES, Allen Stanley appointed
    director
  26. 1994-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C.T. REPROGRAPHICS LIMITED
  27. 1994-03-17
    ➕
    DAVIES, Ian Howard appointed
    director
  28. 1994-03-17
    ➕
    DZIEMIDOWICZ, Antoni appointed
    director
  29. 1994-03-17
    ➕
    SALTMARSH, Lee Thomas appointed
    director
  30. 1994-03-17
    ➕
    DAVIES, Ian Howard appointed
    secretary
  31. 1994-03-17
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1994-03-17
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1994-03-17
    ➕
    DAVIES, Simon Nicholas appointed
    director
  34. 1994-03-17
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1994-03-17
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1994-03-17
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1994-03-17
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lee Thomas Saltmarsh
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Ian Howard Davies
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Antoni Dziemidowicz
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
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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6 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
Incorporated1994-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

F1 Capital Point
Capital Business Park
Parkway, Cardiff
Cardiff
CF3 2PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

SALTMARSH, Ewa→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Ian Howard→
director · ~59y · appointed 1994-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DZIEMIDOWICZ, Antoni→
director · ~56y · appointed 1994-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SALTMARSH, Lee Thomas→
director · ~59y · appointed 1994-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Ian Howard→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-17 · resigned 1995-01-15
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-03-17 · resigned 1994-03-17
Resigned
DAVIES, Allen Stanley→
director · ~100y · appointed 1994-05-22 · resigned 1998-09-06
Resigned
DAVIES, Simon Nicholas→
director · ~72y · appointed 1994-03-17 · resigned 2012-03-22
Resigned
SALTMARSH, Bernard→
director · ~80y · appointed 1994-11-06 · resigned 2012-03-22
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-03-17 · resigned 1994-03-17
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-03-17 · resigned 1994-03-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Funding Circle
Funding Circle LTD
A registered charge1 property27/08/2025—
outstanding
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
A registered charge—23/01/2015—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property02/11/199424/12/1994
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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07