ARTPRESS PUBLISHING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06842892 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-11
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£651.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17230
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £651,728
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£215k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£652k
↑ 9.8% YoY
Current Assets
£943k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £651.7k | £593.5k |
| Current assets | £942.6k | £895.7k |
| Cash | £215.2k | £276.9k |
| Debtors | £293.9k | £331.3k |
| Net assets | £651.7k | £593.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-03-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-02-21📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2021-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-01➖MARKHAM, Maryrose resigneddirector
- 2012-04-01➖VINEY, Mark resigneddirector
- 2012-04-01➖WHYTE, Frazer resigneddirector
- 2011-03-16➕MARKHAM, Maryrose appointeddirector
- 2011-03-16➕VINEY, Mark appointeddirector
- 2011-03-16➕WHYTE, Frazer appointeddirector
- 2010-07-27➕VINEY, Ann appointeddirector
- 2009-07-01➕MARKHAM, Janie appointeddirector
- 2009-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTPRESS PUBLISHING LIMITED
- 2009-03-11➕RUSSELL-WATSON, Linzi Jayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Artpress Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Artpress Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ARTPRESS PUBLISHING LIMITED
This company · 06842892
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Artpress Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/05/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Janie Markhamceased 28/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Linzi Jayne Russell-Watsonceased 28/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Ann Vineyceased 28/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| AK CONVENIENT SOLUTIONS LTD→ 12105956 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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| ARTIST SURFACES LIMITED→ 11925489 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARTTECH DENTAL LAB LIMITED→ 08246735 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17230 — SIC 17230
Registered office
Adams & Moore House
Instone Road
Dartford
DA1 2AG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
MARKHAM, Janie→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUSSELL-WATSON, Linzi Jayne→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARKHAM, Maryrose→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2011-03-16 · resigned 2012-04-01
VINEY, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2011-03-16 · resigned 2012-04-01
WHYTE, Frazer→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2011-03-16 · resigned 2012-04-01
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-30