ABSOLUTE PRINT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03109679 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-03
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 22.2y 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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47620SIC 47620
- 74201Portrait photographic activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-04-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1995-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE PRINT LIMITED
- 1995-10-03➕MEHMET, Engin appointedsecretary
- 1995-10-03➕HUSEYIN, Hakan appointeddirector
- 1995-10-03➕MEHMET, Engin appointeddirector
- 1995-10-03➕SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-10-03➖SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-10-03➕WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-10-03➖WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Engin Mehmet Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 15/10/2016 |
Mr Hakan Huseyin Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 15/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18140 — SIC 18140
Registered office
Building 3 North London Business Park
Oakleigh Road South
London
N11 1GN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
HUSEYIN, Hakan→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1995-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEHMET, Engin→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1995-10-03
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-03 · resigned 1995-10-03
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-10-03 · resigned 1995-10-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/04/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (72 total)
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2025-10-15
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2024-11-27
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2024-10-16
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2023-12-27
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2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2022-12-21
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2022-10-17
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2021-12-28
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2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
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2020-10-15
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2019-12-20
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2019-11-22
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2018-12-26