ABERYSTWYTH PRINTMAKERS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09253446 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-10-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
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Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
13 officers (8 active, 13 linked, 13 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Turnover—£7.6k
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-09
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    CALARCO, Veronica Mary resigned
    director
  4. 2024-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-05-31
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    CROFT, Paul John resigned
    director
  9. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-04-06
    ➕
    MADDISON, Caroline Jane appointed
    director
  11. 2024-04-06
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    NIXON, Marion Haf appointed
    director
  12. 2024-04-06
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    WADE, Virginia resigned
    director
  13. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-02-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-12-06
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    BAXTER, Charlotte Anne Marie appointed
    director
  17. 2022-12-06
    ➕
    LEWIS, Isobel Alison appointed
    director
  18. 2022-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-10-07
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    BROWN, Octavia Molly Agnes resigned
    director
  20. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2018-04-28
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    COTTINGHAM, Flora Katherine appointed
    director
  28. 2018-04-28
    ➕
    BROWN, Octavia Molly Agnes appointed
    director
  29. 2017-05-08
    ➕
    FELL, Jenny Elizabeth appointed
    director
  30. 2017-05-08
    ➕
    MACKLIN, Judy Elizabeth appointed
    director
  31. 2017-05-08
    ➕
    CALARCO, Veronica Mary appointed
    director
  32. 2016-05-31
    ➖
    BENDELOW, Sandra resigned
    director
  33. 2015-01-19
    ➕
    WADE, Virginia appointed
    director
  34. 2014-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERYSTWYTH PRINTMAKERS LTD
  35. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    EVANS, David Stuart Lewis appointed
    director
  36. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    BENDELOW, Sandra appointed
    director
  37. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    CROFT, Paul John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Brogerddan
Penrhyncoch
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3EE
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (8 active · 5 resigned)

BAXTER, Charlotte Anne Marie→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COTTINGHAM, Flora Katherine→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-04-28
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Active
EVANS, David Stuart Lewis→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FELL, Jenny Elizabeth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Isobel Alison→
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKLIN, Judy Elizabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MADDISON, Caroline Jane→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NIXON, Marion Haf→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENDELOW, Sandra→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-10-08 · resigned 2016-05-31
Resigned
BROWN, Octavia Molly Agnes→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-04-28 · resigned 2022-10-07
Resigned
CALARCO, Veronica Mary→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-05-08 · resigned 2025-06-09
Resigned
CROFT, Paul John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-10-08 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
WADE, Virginia→
director · ~82y · appointed 2015-01-19 · resigned 2024-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-11