ADVANCED PRINT SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
07373594 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-13
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£28.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,664
Net assets shrinking
Down £629 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£29k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↑ 618% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£12k£18k£23k£29kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£20.6k£18.4k
Current assets£18.2k£2.5k
Net assets£28.7k£29.3k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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  2. 2024-06-30
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  3. 2023-06-28
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-06-28
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  6. 2020-06-30
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  7. 2019-06-10
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  8. 2018-06-28
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  9. 2017-06-11
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  10. 2017-05-05
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  11. 2016-06-27
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  12. 2015-10-28
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  13. 2015-05-27
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  14. 2014-09-16
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  15. 2010-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED PRINT SOLUTIONS LTD
  16. 2010-09-13
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    BROWN, Jane Ellen appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-09-13
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    BROWN, Jane Ellen appointed
    director
  18. 2010-09-13
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    WALKER, Robert Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Mr Robert Thomas Walker
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
50–75%
50–75%sig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Miss Jane Ellen Brown
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · 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
Incorporated2010-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Central Garage Warwick Street
Longridge
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 3EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Jane Ellen→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-13
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BROWN, Jane Ellen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-09-13
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WALKER, Robert Thomas→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-09-13
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Recent filings (37 total)

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2025-06-17
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2025-06-05
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2024-07-24
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accounts · AA
2024-06-30
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2023-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
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2022-09-30
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2022-05-26
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2021-06-28
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2021-05-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
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accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-13
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accounts · AA
2019-06-10