CMYK PRINTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC229142 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-14

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 18129

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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accounts · AA
2024-04-16
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accounts · AA
2023-06-05
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accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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accounts · AA
2021-12-25
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accounts · AA
2021-03-23
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accounts · AA
2021-03-18
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address · AD01
2019-12-02
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accounts · AA
2019-03-05
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gazette · DISS40
2019-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-26
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gazette · GAZ1
2017-11-29
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FAROOQ, Naseem resigned
secretary
2017-11-29
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accounts · AA
2017-11-29
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officers · TM02
2002-03-15
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FAROOQ, Ahmed appointed
director
2002-03-15
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FAROOQ, Naseem appointed
secretary
2002-03-14
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Company incorporated
As CMYK PRINTING LIMITED
2002-03-14
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NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2002-03-14
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NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2002-03-14
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NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2002-03-14
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NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ahmed Farooq Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest	01/03/2017

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

Incorporated2002-03-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

79 Mayfield Road

Edinburgh

EH9 3AA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FAROOQ, Ahmed→

director · ~71y · appointed 2002-03-15

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Active

FAROOQ, Naseem→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2017-11-29

Resigned

NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-14 · resigned 2002-03-14

Resigned

NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-14 · resigned 2002-03-14

Resigned

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