A1 GRAPHICS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC623678 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £18,524
Net assets shrinking
Down £86,385 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 98% YoY
Cash YoY
-98%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 81% 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 | £53.6k | £150.9k |
| Current assets | £19.5k | £103.7k |
| Cash | £1.8k | £82.0k |
| Debtors | £11.7k | £15.7k |
| Net assets | £18.5k | £104.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-29📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-04-24➖LOCKHART, Owen Edward resigneddirector
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30➕FERREIRA-THOMAS, Rita Melissa Goncalves appointeddirector
- 2023-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-10-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-20➖MCKEND, Ross resigneddirector
- 2019-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 GRAPHICS LTD
- 2019-03-08➕THOMAS, Christopher Owen appointeddirector
- 2019-03-08➕LOCKHART, Owen Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-03-08➕MCKEND, Ross appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rita Melissa Goncalves Ferreira-Thomas Individual · Portuguese · DOB 09/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/03/2024 |
Mr Christopher Owen Thomas Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/03/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Owen Edward Lockhartceased 24/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Ross Mckendceased 20/08/2020· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
Unit 6 1 Annan Business Park
Annan
DG12 6TZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FERREIRA-THOMAS, Rita Melissa Goncalves→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2023-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Christopher Owen→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOCKHART, Owen Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-03-08 · resigned 2024-04-24
MCKEND, Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-03-08 · resigned 2020-08-20
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-08
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31