ADVANTAGE PRINTROOM LTD

💤Zombieactive
04154858 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒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
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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.

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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-01-31
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    WEAIT, Denise resigned
    secretary
  6. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-02-03
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  11. 2020-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-11-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-02-20
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  18. 2016-04-14
    ➖
    PETERS, Lisa Jayne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-04-14
    ➕
    WEAIT, Denise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-06-28
    ➖
    COMPER, Kenneth William resigned
    director
  21. 2001-02-08
    ➕
    PETERS, Lisa Jayne appointed
    director
  22. 2001-02-08
    ➕
    PETERS, Lisa Jayne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-02-08
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-02-08
    ➕
    COMPER, Kenneth William appointed
    director
  25. 2001-02-08
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANTAGE PRINTROOM LTD
  27. 2001-02-06
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-02-06
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lisa Jayne Peters
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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
Incorporated2001-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Unit 1 Forest Park Business Centre
Horndean Road
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 0XQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PETERS, Lisa Jayne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETERS, Lisa Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-08 · resigned 2016-04-14
Resigned
WEAIT, Denise→
secretary · appointed 2016-04-14 · resigned 2023-01-31
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-06 · resigned 2001-02-08
Resigned
COMPER, Kenneth William→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-02-08 · resigned 2013-06-28
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-06 · resigned 2001-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-04