BATES PRINT ENGINEERING LTD

💤Zombieactive
04399560 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-20
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Average employees100100

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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-10-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-10-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Sandra resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, James resigned
    director
  20. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Sandra resigned
    director
  21. 2018-02-19
    ➕
    BATES, Andre Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2002-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BATES PRINT ENGINEERING LTD
  23. 2002-03-20
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Sandra appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-03-20
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-03-20
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-03-20
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, James appointed
    director
  27. 2002-03-20
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Sandra appointed
    director
  28. 2002-03-20
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-03-20
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BATES" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Andre Michael Bates
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Sandra Phillipsceased 01/05/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr James Phillipsceased 01/05/2018· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

7 Castle Street
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 3DD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

BATES, Andre Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, Sandra→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2002-03-20
Resigned
PHILLIPS, James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Sandra→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-20 · resigned 2002-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25