DARTPRINT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04626465 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-31
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)

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
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees900800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-04-05
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    COOK, Eunice Raquel resigned
    director
  11. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2018-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-13
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    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-01-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-01
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    FENNER, Chris James appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-09-01
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    FENNER-ARANGELOVIKJ, Sanja resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-09-01
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    FENNER-ARANGELOVIKJ, Sanja resigned
    director
  20. 2014-04-28
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    COOK, Eunice Raquel appointed
    director
  21. 2013-02-01
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    COOK, Mary Douglas resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-02-01
    ➖
    COOK, Mary Douglas resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-02-01
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    FENNER-ARANGELOVIKJ, Sanja appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-02-01
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    COOK, Eunice Raquel resigned
    director
  25. 2013-02-01
    ➖
    COOK, Mary Douglas resigned
    director
  26. 2013-02-01
    ➖
    COOK, Michael John resigned
    director
  27. 2013-02-01
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    COOK, Stephen David resigned
    director
  28. 2013-02-01
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    FENNER-ARANGELOVIKJ, Sanja appointed
    director
  29. 2012-06-20
    ➕
    FENNER, Chris James appointed
    director
  30. 2012-06-20
    ➕
    COOK, Eunice Raquel appointed
    director
  31. 2012-06-20
    ➕
    COOK, Michael John appointed
    director
  32. 2012-06-20
    ➕
    COOK, Stephen David appointed
    director
  33. 2010-08-27
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    HOPKINS, Frank resigned
    director
  34. 2008-09-22
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    COOK, Mary Douglas appointed
    secretary
  35. 2008-09-22
    ➕
    COOK, Mary Douglas appointed
    director
  36. 2008-09-21
    ➖
    COOK, Jack resigned
    director
  37. 2002-12-31
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    Company incorporated
    As DARTPRINT LIMITED
  38. 2002-12-31
    ➕
    COOK, Mary Douglas appointed
    secretary
  39. 2002-12-31
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2002-12-31
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    COOK, Jack appointed
    director
  42. 2002-12-31
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Frank appointed
    director
  43. 2002-12-31
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 2002-12-31
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mr Christopher James Fenner
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/12/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Unit D Union Mine Road
Pitts Cleave Industrial Estate
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 0PW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

FENNER, Chris James→
secretary · appointed 2016-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FENNER, Chris James→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Mary Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-22 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
COOK, Mary Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
FENNER-ARANGELOVIKJ, Sanja→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
COOK, Eunice Raquel→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-04-28 · resigned 2020-04-05
Resigned
COOK, Eunice Raquel→
director · ~36y · appointed 2012-06-20 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
COOK, Jack→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2008-09-21
Resigned
COOK, Mary Douglas→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-09-22 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
COOK, Michael John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-06-20 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
COOK, Stephen David→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-06-20 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
FENNER-ARANGELOVIKJ, Sanja→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
HOPKINS, Frank→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2010-08-27
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-14