AINSWORTH PRINT & DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03127237 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-17

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

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£977.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 18121

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.2y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £977,577

Cash YoY

+7%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£750k

↑ 6.6% YoY

Net Worth

£978k

↑ 30% YoY

Current Assets

£1.3m

↑ 35% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£1.11M	£980.8k
Current assets	£1.30M	£960.5k
Cash	£750.4k	£703.7k
Debtors	£500.2k	£208.0k
Net assets	£977.6k	£750.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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officers · AP01
2026-05-27
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officers · AP01
2026-02-27
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PEARSON, Lorna appointed
director
2026-02-27
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ROSS, David Simon appointed
director
2025-11-28
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accounts · AA
2025-04-23
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mortgage · MR01
2025-04-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lisa Jayne Ellison
2024-06-11
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accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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accounts · AA
2022-08-15
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accounts · AA
2021-08-18
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accounts · AA
2021-05-21
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officers · CH01
2021-05-20
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officers · CH01
2021-05-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-08-06
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accounts · AA
2019-06-27
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accounts · AA
2018-06-15
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accounts · AA
2010-03-19
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PERRY, Steven resigned
director
2005-09-29
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HEROD, Philip Justin appointed
director
2005-09-29
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PERRY, Steven appointed
director
2005-06-16
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HEROD, Philip appointed
secretary
2005-06-16
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BERRY, Timothy Peter resigned
secretary
2003-08-14
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BERRY, Timothy Peter appointed
secretary
2003-08-14
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HARDY, Diane resigned
secretary
2001-11-01
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ELLISON, Robert resigned
secretary
2001-11-01
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HARDY, Diane appointed
secretary
1998-09-28
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MIDDLETON, Lee resigned
director
1997-11-06
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ELLISON, Louise resigned
secretary
1997-11-06
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ELLISON, Robert appointed
secretary
1996-10-31
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MIDDLETON, Lee appointed
director
1995-11-17
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Company incorporated
As AINSWORTH PRINT & DESIGN LIMITED
1995-11-17
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ELLISON, Lisa Jayne appointed
director
1995-11-17
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ELLISON, Louise appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ainsworth Print & Design Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ainsworth Print & Design Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AINSWORTH PRINT & DESIGN LIMITED

This company · 03127237

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ainsworth Print & Design Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/04/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Lisa Jayne Ellisonceased 04/04/2025· 75-100% shares

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-11-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC18121 — SIC 18121

Registered office

Unit 8 Cromwell Road

Bredbury

Stockport

SK6 2RF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-01

Last: 2025-11-17