BERESFORD PRINT SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09056158 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-01
    ➖
    BERESFORD, Kenneth James resigned
    director
  12. 2022-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-02-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BERESFORD PRINT SOLUTIONS LTD
  19. 2014-05-27
    ➕
    BERESFORD, Emma appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-27
    ➕
    BERESFORD, Mark James appointed
    director
  21. 2014-05-27
    ➕
    BERESFORD, Kenneth James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BERESFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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 Mark James Beresford
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Emma Beresford
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Knight Brown Accountants
3 Crewe Road
Sandbach
Cheshire
CW11 4NE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BERESFORD, Emma→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-05-27
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Active
BERESFORD, Mark James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-05-27
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Active
BERESFORD, Kenneth James→
director · ~89y · appointed 2014-05-27 · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11