ADDED VALUE LOGISTICS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02971812 · ltd · incorporated 1994-09-28
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£93.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
76 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
80
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £93,551
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,522 YoY
Cash YoY
+4441%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£93k
↑ 4441% YoY
Net Worth
£94k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£93k
↑ 2440% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £93.6k | £114.1k |
| Current assets | £93.2k | £3.7k |
| Cash | £92.7k | £2.0k |
| Debtors | £434 | £1.6k |
| Net assets | £93.6k | £114.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-01➕SLATER, Bruce James Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-12-01➕SLATER, Ruth Elizabeth, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1997-03-12➖SLATER, Ruth Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 1994-09-30➕SLATER, Ruth Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1994-09-30➕SLATER, Alan George, Dr appointeddirector
- 1994-09-30➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-09-30➕SLATER, Ruth Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1994-09-30➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-09-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDED VALUE LOGISTICS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
- 1994-09-28➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-09-28➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SLATER, Bruce James Robert (same surname) appointed 2025-12-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Alan George Slater Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
6, Kennedy Court St. Elphins Park
Darley Dale
Matlock
DE4 2RT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
SLATER, Ruth Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-09-30
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SLATER, Alan George, Dr→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 1994-09-30
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SLATER, Bruce James Robert→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-12-01
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SLATER, Ruth Elizabeth, Dr→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-09-28 · resigned 1994-09-30
SLATER, Ruth Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 1997-03-12
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-09-28 · resigned 1994-09-30
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Recent filings (76 total)
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2026-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-02