AD3 ENVELOPE PRINTERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05580542 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-03
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£116.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £116,734
Cash YoY
+64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£123k
↑ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£117k
↑ 408% YoY
Current Assets
£678k
↑ 5.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£136k£271k£407k£542k£678kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£311.6k£320.8k
Current assets£677.8k£641.8k
Cash£122.8k£74.8k
Debtors£522.3k£532.6k
Net assets£116.7k£23.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2024-05-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2024-05-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2024-05-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
  6. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-11
    ➖
    MARTIN, Robert John resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-12-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2023-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-12-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2023-11-16
    ➖
    MARTIN, Andrew Geoffrey resigned
    director
  14. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-09-01
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    HILTON, Graham Thomas appointed
    director
  16. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-02-11
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Russell Keith appointed
    director
  22. 2006-01-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
  23. 2005-12-10
    ➕
    MARTIN, Robert John appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-12-10
    ➕
    MARTIN, Andrew Geoffrey appointed
    director
  25. 2005-10-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD3 ENVELOPE PRINTERS LIMITED
  26. 2005-10-03
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-10-03
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-10-03
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2005-10-03
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Ad3 Holdings (Leeds) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ad3 Holdings (Leeds) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AD3 ENVELOPE PRINTERS LIMITED
This company · 05580542

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ad3 Holdings (Leeds) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting03/11/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Geoffrey Martinceased 03/11/2023· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2005-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Unit 2 Cedar Park Wood Lane
Rothwell
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS26 0RS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HILTON, Graham Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBSTER, Russell Keith→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Robert John→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-10 · resigned 2023-12-11
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-03 · resigned 2005-10-03
Resigned
MARTIN, Andrew Geoffrey→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-12-10 · resigned 2023-11-16
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-03 · resigned 2005-10-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—13/05/2024—
satisfied
Sme Invoice Finance
Sme Invoice Finance Limited
Debenture1 property21/01/200618/05/2024
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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07