URBAN PRINT (DUNDEE) LTD

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SC449983 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-14
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.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£-17.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,425

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£17k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£20k-£14k-£8k-£3k£3k£9kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£-17.4k£-20.2k
Current assets£9.2k£5.2k
Net assets£-17.4k£-20.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-02-03
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2026-01-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-09-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-01-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-01-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-01-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-01-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2022-01-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2022-01-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2021-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-08-01
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    URBAN, Mark Francis resigned
    director
  20. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-04-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  22. 2015-05-01
    ➖
    GORMAN, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  23. 2013-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As URBAN PRINT (DUNDEE) LTD
  24. 2013-05-14
    ➕
    URBAN, Francis Richards appointed
    director
  25. 2013-05-14
    ➕
    URBAN, Richard Golden appointed
    director
  26. 2013-05-14
    ➕
    GORMAN, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2013-05-14
    ➕
    URBAN, Mark Francis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "URBAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Richard Golden Urban
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Franciszek Richard Urban
Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Francis Urbanceased 31/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Unit 3 7 West Wynd
Dundee
DD1 4JQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

URBAN, Francis Richards→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
URBAN, Richard Golden→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORMAN, Claire Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-05-14 · resigned 2015-05-01
Resigned
URBAN, Mark Francis→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-05-14 · resigned 2021-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-02-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-29