ADVERTISING, DESIGN AND PRINT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04702614 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-19
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
£32.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does

Likely a small creative studio providing artistic, advertising, design, and print services to clients, though its micro-entity accounts, history of compulsory strike-off notices, and minimal filings suggest it operates at a very limited scale and may be largely dormant.

Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £32,093
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,659 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£23k£31k£39kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£35.8k£47.1k
Current assets£2.9k£7.7k
Net assets£32.1k£38.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2024-06-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-06-16
    ➖
    BARKER MORLEY, Glen resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVERTISING, DESIGN AND PRINT LIMITED
  18. 2003-03-19
    ➕
    BARKER MORLEY, Sarah Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2003-03-19
    ➕
    BARKER MORLEY, Glen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-03-19
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-03-19
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-03-19
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-03-19
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Sally Barker
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Bowman House Business Centre Whitehill Lane
Royal Wootton Bassett
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN4 7DB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BARKER MORLEY, Sarah Ann→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER MORLEY, Glen→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-19 · resigned 2009-06-16
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-19 · resigned 2003-03-19
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-19 · resigned 2003-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-07-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05