THE ONLINE PRINT COACH LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC789469 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
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
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-23

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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-18
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-11-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-11-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE ONLINE PRINT COACH LTD
  7. 2023-11-15
    MCDERMOTT, Colin William appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin William Mcdermott
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

14 Troon Road
Loans
Troon
KA10 7EY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCDERMOTT, Colin William
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-11-15
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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-15