PRINT VENTURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09066975 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
44 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,189
Very low cash
Cash position: £10

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£1.0m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£3.2k
Current assets£1.00M
Cash£10
Debtors£1.00M
Net assets£3.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-04-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-04-07
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2025-04-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2025-03-28
    ➕
    LUSHER, David Andrew appointed
    director
  10. 2025-03-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Corpacq Limited
  11. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2021-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-04-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-04-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2021-03-13
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  21. 2021-03-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2021-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2021-03-02
    ➕
    BARBER, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2021-03-02
    ➖
    FORREST, Graham Stuart Lindsay resigned
    director
  26. 2021-03-02
    ➖
    FORREST, Kay Alberta resigned
    director
  27. 2021-03-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Graham Stuart Lindsay Forrest
  28. 2014-09-29
    ➕
    FORREST, Kay Alberta appointed
    director
  29. 2014-06-02
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    Company incorporated
    As PRINT VENTURES LIMITED
  30. 2014-06-02
    ➕
    FORREST, Graham Stuart Lindsay appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

1ci Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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1ci Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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PRINT VENTURES LIMITED
This company · 09066975

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
1ci Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/03/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Graham Stuart Lindsay Forrestceased 02/03/2021· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Kay Alberta Forrestceased 02/03/2021· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

C/O 1st Choice Insulations, Unit 5-6 Quarry Park, Frans Green Industrial Estate
East Tuddenham
Dereham
NR20 3JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BARBER, Christopher Michael→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUSHER, David Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORREST, Graham Stuart Lindsay→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-06-02 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned
FORREST, Kay Alberta→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-09-29 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Corpacq
Corpacq Limited
A registered charge—28/03/2025—
satisfied
Graham Stuart Lindsay Forrest
A registered charge—02/03/202103/04/2025
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07