A M SCREEN PRINTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05168240 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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£12k£24k£35k£47k£59kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£50.5k
Current assets—£58.8k
Net assets—£50.5k
Average employees200—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-04-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-07-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2004-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As A M SCREEN PRINTING LIMITED
  17. 2004-07-01
    ➕
    HOY, Sarah Kathryn appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-07-01
    ➕
    GILLESPIE, Andrew Allan appointed
    director
  19. 2004-07-01
    ➕
    HORSTED, Mark Reginald appointed
    director
  20. 2004-07-01
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-07-01
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Allan Gillespie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Mark Reginald Horsted
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

A M Screenprinting Limited
Orchard Works St Neots Road
Eaton Ford St Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 3AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HOY, Sarah Kathryn→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-01
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Active
GILLESPIE, Andrew Allan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-07-01
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Active
HORSTED, Mark Reginald→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-07-01
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Active
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2004-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-16