ANDREWS SIGNS & ENGRAVERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06584133 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees81200

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
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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. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-05-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-05-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-05-06
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  17. 2008-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREWS SIGNS & ENGRAVERS LIMITED
  18. 2008-05-02
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    ANDREWS, Jill appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-05-02
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    ANDREWS, James Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2008-05-02
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    ANDREWS, Jill appointed
    director
  21. 2008-05-02
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDREWS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Stephen Andrews
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016
Mrs Jill Andrews
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2008-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Langton House
124 Acomb Road
York
YO24 4EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ANDREWS, Jill→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-02
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Active
ANDREWS, James Stephen→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-05-02
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Active
ANDREWS, Jill→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-05-02
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Active
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-02 · resigned 2008-05-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-08