AUDIOPRINT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07034267 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-30
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2021-05-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-05-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-27➖CRADDOCK, Mark resigneddirector
- 2009-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AUDIOPRINT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2009-09-30➕LAWRENCE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2009-09-30➕CRADDOCK, Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 candidateStrong 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen Lawrence Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Julia Lawrence Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BEARINGS (U.K.) LIMITED→ 15529377 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BEAUFORT FINANCIAL PLANNING (NORTH WEST) LIMITED→ 05403514 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BEAUFORT FINANCIAL PLANNING (THREE COUNTIES) LTD→ 11250029 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BEDFORD MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY→ 04087828 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| BEDFORD MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED→ 05609120 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BEDFORDIA PLANT LIMITED→ 00582718 · est 1957 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 68y | — | — |
| BEDFORDIA PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 00796101 · est 1964 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION→ 04141953 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| BEDFORDSHIRE INFLATABLES LIMITED→ 14064869 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
3 Wolseley Court Woburn Road Industrial Estate
Kempston
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK42 7AY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
LAWRENCE, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRADDOCK, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2013-02-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2021-05-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11