ANDREWS PRINT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10455966 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-137.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £137,476
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£137k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.3k | £15.8k |
| Current assets | £17.5k | £12.1k |
| Net assets | £-137.5k | £-137.8k |
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
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-08-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-11-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-03-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2017-03-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2016-11-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREWS PRINT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2016-11-01➕ANDREWS, Christopher Laurence appointeddirector
- 2016-11-01➕ANDREWS, Elizabeth Jane Ann appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "ANDREWS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-08-20: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Laurence Andrews Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2016 |
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Ann Andrews Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
C/O Digivolve Accountants Delta House
Bridge Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 1UA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ANDREWS, Christopher Laurence→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2016-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDREWS, Elizabeth Jane Ann→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2016-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/03/2018 | 19/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/03/2017 | 01/05/2020 |
Recent filings (41 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-24