FAWCETT PRINT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC243705 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£412.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £412,248
Net assets shrinking
Down £255 YoY
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£85k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£412k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£538k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £434.8k | £450.5k |
| Current assets | £538.3k | £619.0k |
| Cash | £85.4k | £134.0k |
| Debtors | £409.9k | £454.6k |
| Net assets | £412.2k | £412.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-03-13➖FAWCETT, William resigneddirector
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2018-02-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-09➕MOIR, Jason George appointeddirector
- 2006-02-01➕ALEXANDER, Murray Stephen appointeddirector
- 2003-03-21➕CAMPBELL, Claire appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-21➖P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-21➕FAWCETT, William appointeddirector
- 2003-03-21➖P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs FAWCETT PRINT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2003-02-11➕P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-11➕P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Interactive Print Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Interactive Print Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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FAWCETT PRINT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC243705
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Interactive Print Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/07/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Murray Stephen Alexanderceased 07/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr William Fawcettceased 07/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
Graphix House
Wellington Circle
Aberdeen
AB12 3JG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
ALEXANDER, Murray Stephen→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOIR, Jason George→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-11 · resigned 2003-03-21
FAWCETT, William→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2026-03-13
P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-11 · resigned 2003-03-21
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Recent filings (68 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15