MAPRINT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC081626 · ltd · incorporated 1983-02-02
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
£4.10M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,101,568
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£455k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£4.1m
↑ 8.4% YoY
Current Assets
£588k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£820k£1.6m£2.5m£3.3m£4.1mJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£4.11M£3.79M
Current assets£587.6k£757.8k
Cash£455.4k£588.9k
Debtors£132.2k£168.9k
Net assets£4.10M£3.78M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2013-12-20
    ➕
    DEVLIN, Kevin appointed
    director
  15. 2012-10-05
    ➕
    DEVLIN, Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2012-10-05
    ➖
    DEVLIN, Thomas Charles resigned
    secretary
  17. 2012-10-05
    ➖
    DEVLIN, Marie Theresa resigned
    director
  18. 2012-10-05
    ➖
    DEVLIN, Thomas Charles resigned
    director
  19. 1983-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MAPRINT LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Mr Paul Devlin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Kevin Devlin
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1983-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

16 Garthdee Farm Gardens
Aberdeen
AB10 7GF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DEVLIN, Kevin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEVLIN, Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-10-05
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Active
DEVLIN, Thomas Charles→
secretary · resigned 2012-10-05
Resigned
DEVLIN, Marie Theresa→
director · ~84y · resigned 2012-10-05
Resigned
DEVLIN, Thomas Charles→
director · ~81y · resigned 2012-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18