ABBIE PRINT LTD

🌳Matureactive

09504569 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-23

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

—

year to Jan 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 18129

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Average employees	100	-100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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2025-08-20
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2024-10-15
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accounts · AA
2023-05-03
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accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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accounts · AA
2021-03-19
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accounts · AA
2020-10-01
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accounts · AA
2019-05-17
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accounts · AA
2018-05-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-05-04
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accounts · AA
2017-06-09
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accounts · AA
2017-05-15
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address · AD01
2016-10-04
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officers · CH01
2016-10-04
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officers · CH01
2016-09-30
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accounts · AA
2016-02-01
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BIAS, Andrew Charles Robert appointed
director
2016-02-01
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BIAS, Heather Patricia appointed
director
2016-02-01
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BEECH, Paul Terence resigned
director
2015-03-23
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Company incorporated
As ABBIE PRINT LTD
2015-03-23
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BEECH, Paul Terence appointed
director
2015-03-23
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SIDAWAY, Keith appointed
director
2015-03-23
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SIDAWAY, Keith resigned
director

Owner dependency

74/100

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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Charles Robert Bias Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Heather Patricia Bias Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2015-03-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

6 The Terrace

Rugby Road

Lutterworth

LE17 4BW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-15

Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BIAS, Andrew Charles Robert→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-02-01

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Active

BIAS, Heather Patricia→

director · ~61y · appointed 2016-02-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BEECH, Paul Terence→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-03-23 · resigned 2016-02-01

Resigned

SIDAWAY, Keith→

director · ~65y · appointed 2015-03-23 · resigned 2015-03-23

Resigned

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