NORTH WEST OF IRELAND PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED

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R0000576 · ltd · incorporated 1901-04-23

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£2.62M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 5.5y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

228 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,621,899

Net assets shrinking

Down £621,419 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 45% YoY

Cash YoY

-45%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£204k

↓ 45% YoY

Net Worth

£2.6m

↓ 19% YoY

Current Assets

£537k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£2.99M	£3.68M
Current assets	£537.2k	£706.8k
Cash	£203.6k	£370.8k
Net assets	£2.62M	£3.24M

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

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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officers · AP01
2026-04-28
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officers · AP01
2026-04-27
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KELLY, Siobhan Mary appointed
director
2026-04-27
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LYNCH, Veranne, Ms. appointed
director
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
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MCCLEMENTS, Dominic Joseph resigned
secretary
2025-09-17
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MCCLEMENTS, Dominic Joseph resigned
director
2025-09-17
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officers · TM01
2025-09-17
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officers · TM02
2025-09-04
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mortgage · MR04
2025-09-04
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-09-26
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accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-18
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mortgage · MR05
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
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mortgage · MR01
2020-12-02
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mortgage · MR01
2020-12-02
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mortgage · MR01
2020-12-02
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mortgage · MR01
2020-12-02
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mortgage · MR01
2020-11-30
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2020-11-30
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2020-11-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2020-11-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2020-11-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
2019-01-03
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CURRIE, Michael Austin appointed
director
2019-01-03
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LYNCH, Austin appointed
director
2018-11-30
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EGAN, Fiona Mary Catherine resigned
director
2018-11-30
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EGAN, Nora resigned
director
2015-02-28
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MCCLEMENTS, Dominic Joseph appointed
director
2014-10-14
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LYNCH, Michael Austin resigned
director
2011-01-14
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EGAN, Fiona Mary Catherine appointed
director
2011-01-14
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EGAN, Jack resigned
director
2005-03-15
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LYNCH, Gerard appointed
director
2004-06-21
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MCCLEMENTS, Dominic Joseph appointed
secretary
2004-06-05
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LYNCH, Mary Veronica resigned
director
2000-01-21
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O'CONNOR, R H resigned
director
1901-04-23
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Company incorporated
As NORTH WEST OF IRELAND PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MCCLEMENTS, Dominic Joseph resigned 2025-09-17; MCCLEMENTS, Dominic Joseph resigned 2025-09-17

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1901-04-23

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers

Registered office

10-14 John Street

Omagh

Co Tyrone

BT78 1DW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-05

Last: 2025-07-22