ADDISON PRINT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08502721 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,007
Net assets shrinking
Down £59,053 YoY
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£48k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£141k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £45.7k | £146.5k |
| Current assets | £140.6k | £136.0k |
| Cash | £47.6k | £37.8k |
| Debtors | £78.0k | £83.2k |
| Net assets | £10.0k | £69.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-01➖HARPER, Ian Stuart resigneddirector
- 2018-04-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDISON PRINT LIMITED
- 2013-04-24➕MATTHEWS, Adam appointeddirector
- 2013-04-24➕HARPER, Ian Stuart appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Matthews Individual · English · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Stuart Harperceased 01/05/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12906787 LTD→ 12906787 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 21ST CENTURY PRINT LIMITED→ 10321122 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A & J SECTIONAL BUILDINGS LIMITED→ 01817863 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| A AND M PLANTERS LIMITED→ 14163255 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A J FABRICATIONS (NORTHAMPTON) LIMITED→ 05631797 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| A J GANDHAM LTD→ 12557155 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABB FABS LTD→ 12387570 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABI EQUIPMENT LIMITED→ 06373361 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ACCUMA PLASTICS LIMITED→ 01365374 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| ACRYLIC FABRICATIONS LIMITED→ 05719142 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ADR TRANS LTD→ 11896652 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADVANCED DENTAL PROSTHETICS LIMITED→ 11110607 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
86 Tenter Road
Moulton Park
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN3 6AX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MATTHEWS, Adam→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARPER, Ian Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-04-24 · resigned 2018-05-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (32 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18