RED DOT PUBLICATIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI619586 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-30
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£893
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £893
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,264 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£893
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£431£863£1k£2k£2kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£19.7k£24.2k
Debtors£52.8k£46.9k
Net assets£893£2.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-03-25
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  3. 2023-04-26
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  4. 2022-04-06
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  5. 2021-04-13
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  6. 2019-12-17
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  7. 2018-12-18
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  8. 2018-12-04
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  9. 2018-12-04
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  10. 2018-12-04
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2018-10-18
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-10-17
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-04-16
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-26
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-09-01
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    HAMILTON, Dawn appointed
    director
  17. 2013-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As RED DOT PUBLICATIONS LTD
  18. 2013-07-30
    ➕
    KERR, Tracy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Dawn Hamilton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/08/2018
Tracy Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-30
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

2 Bleachfield Park
Moygashel
Dungannon
Co. Tyrone
BT71 7TY
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HAMILTON, Dawn→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-09-01
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Active
KERR, Tracy→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-07-30
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-12-04