2 CAN PRINT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11985896 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-08
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,117

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£501
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£8.1k£7.8k
Current assets£501£667
Net assets£8.1k£7.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 2 CAN PRINT LTD
  11. 2019-05-08
    NOCK, Lee appointed
    director
  12. 2019-05-08
    NOCK, Tracey Carol appointed
    director
  13. 2019-05-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-16

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lee Nock
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
2550%
25-50% shares08/05/2019
Mrs Tracey Carol Nock
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
2550%
25-50% shares08/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

106 Lichfield Road
Stafford
ST17 4LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NOCK, Lee
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-08
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NOCK, Tracey Carol
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-05-08
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07