ASSOCIATED SIGNS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN LTD

💤Zombieactive
07010342 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-05
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
40 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
80
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,224

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£25k
Current Assets
£82k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£25.2k
Current assets£81.9k
Net assets£25.2k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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  2. 2025-04-15
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  3. 2024-06-18
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  4. 2023-03-28
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  5. 2022-04-01
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  6. 2021-04-09
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  7. 2020-06-09
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  8. 2020-06-01
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  9. 2019-09-24
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  10. 2018-08-02
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  11. 2017-08-01
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  12. 2016-08-18
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  13. 2015-10-12
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  14. 2015-02-23
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  15. 2014-10-02
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  16. 2009-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSOCIATED SIGNS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN LTD
  17. 2009-09-05
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    BIRKINSHAW, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2009-09-05
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    MORGAN, Robyn appointed
    director
  19. 2009-09-05
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    MORGAN, Robyn resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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
Ms Sharon Maude
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/06/2020
Mr Mark Andrew Birkinshaw
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Low Farm Common Lane
Alm Holme
Doncaster
Yorkshire
DN5 0LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BIRKINSHAW, Mark Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-09-05
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Active
MORGAN, Robyn→
director · ~37y · appointed 2009-09-05 · resigned 2009-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-24