AS PRINT ENGINEERING LIMITED
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 (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.8k | £3.5k |
| Current assets | £7.3k | £3.7k |
| Net assets | £2.8k | £3.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-16➖SOUTHGATE, Marie resigneddirector
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AS PRINT ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2023-06-19➕SOUTHGATE, Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-06-19➕SOUTHGATE, Marie appointeddirector
- 2023-06-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Southgate Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/06/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Marie Southgateceased 16/02/2026· 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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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