A PRINT & DESIGN LTD

💤Zombieactive

04736289 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-16

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

£7.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 17230

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (77/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,674

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,683 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8k

↓ 26% YoY

Current Assets

£13k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£8.6k	£11.3k
Current assets	£12.9k	£11.3k
Net assets	£7.7k	£10.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-07-14
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2022-12-21
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2021-12-22
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2020-10-30
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2019-11-13
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2018-12-31
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2017-10-12
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2017-02-10
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2016-06-01
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
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2015-12-31
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2015-05-19
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2014-07-10
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2013-06-10
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PARAMOUNT SECRETARIES LTD resigned
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2005-11-24
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BAINES, David Harold resigned
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2005-11-24
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PARAMOUNT SECRETARIES LTD appointed
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2003-04-25
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2003-04-25
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2003-04-16
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Company incorporated
As A PRINT & DESIGN LTD
2003-04-16
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AYRES, Roger John appointed
director
2003-04-16
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BAINES, David Harold appointed
secretary
2003-04-16
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2003-04-16
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Roger John Ayres Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-04-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC17230 — SIC 17230

Registered office

A PRINT

Unit 23 Enterprise Way

Newport

South Wales

NP20 2AQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-05

Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

AYRES, Roger John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-04-16

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Active

BAINES, David Harold→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2005-11-24

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-25

Resigned

PARAMOUNT SECRETARIES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-24 · resigned 2013-06-10

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-25

Resigned

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