MAIL ON SUNDAY LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

01160545 · ltd · incorporated 1974-02-18

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Sept 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

41 officers (3 active, 41 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

212 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

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

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand

2026-05-21
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2025-05-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-16
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2025-02-06
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2024-02-27
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2023-03-24
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accounts · AA
2022-05-05
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accounts · AA
2021-12-17
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BEATTY, Kevin Joseph resigned
director
2021-12-17
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officers · TM01
2021-12-13
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officers · AP01
2021-11-17
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WELSH, James Justin Siderfin appointed
director
2021-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-17
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accounts · AA
2020-03-05
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officers · TM01
2020-03-04
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GREIG, Geordie Carron resigned
director
2019-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-27
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officers · TM01
2018-09-26
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DACRE, Paul Michael resigned
director
2018-05-14
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accounts · AA
2015-07-15
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GORMAN, Rosemary Chalmers resigned
director
2015-03-31
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SAY, Andrew Austen resigned
director
2014-06-30
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MORGAN, Douglas Guy Richard resigned
director
2014-03-31
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ZITTER, Anthony Guy resigned
director
2014-02-28
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RICH, Marcus Alvin resigned
director
2013-02-08
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JAGGER, Neil Hilton resigned
director
2012-10-18
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SALLAS, Frances Louise appointed
secretary
2012-10-18
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MORGAN, Douglas Guy Richard resigned
secretary
2012-09-30
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TEAL, John Philip resigned
director
2012-06-13
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GREIG, Geordie Carron appointed
director
2012-05-22
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WRIGHT, Peter resigned
director
2009-02-02
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RICH, Marcus Alvin appointed
director
2008-12-01
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MAHON-DALY, Leif Patrick Sean resigned
secretary
2008-12-01
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MORGAN, Douglas Guy Richard appointed
secretary
2008-12-01
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GORMAN, Rosemary Chalmers appointed
director
2008-12-01
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MAHON-DALY, Leif Patrick Sean resigned
director
2008-12-01
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MORGAN, Douglas Guy Richard appointed
director
2008-12-01
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NEWMAN, Michael Anthony resigned
director
2008-12-01
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SAY, Andrew Austen appointed
director
2008-12-01
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TEAL, John Philip appointed
director
2008-12-01
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ZITTER, Anthony Guy appointed
director
2008-11-10
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DAVIES, Simon John Andrew resigned
director
2008-10-27
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MIRON, Stephen Gabriel resigned
director
2007-07-02
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NICHOLS, Desmond John resigned
director
2004-09-01
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BEATTY, Kevin Joseph appointed
director
2004-08-31
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MACLENNAN, Murdoch resigned
director
2003-10-29
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MIRON, Stephen Gabriel appointed
director
2003-10-28
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IRONSIDE, Michael Paul resigned
director
2003-06-09
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DAVIES, Simon John Andrew appointed
director

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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 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.)

Group structure

Associated Newspapers Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Associated Newspapers Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MAIL ON SUNDAY LIMITED(THE)

This company · 01160545

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
Associated Newspapers Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1974-02-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Northcliffe House

9 Derry Street

London

W8 5HY

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 38 resigned)

SALLAS, Frances Louise→

secretary · appointed 2012-10-18

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Active

ROTHERMERE, The Fourth Viscount→

director · ~59y · appointed 1998-07-22

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Active

WELSH, James Justin Siderfin→

director · ~59y · appointed 2021-11-17

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Active

BENNETT, Judith Claire→

secretary · resigned 1992-05-19

Resigned

JACKSON, Ian Michael→

secretary · appointed 1992-05-19 · resigned 1995-08-01

Resigned

MAHON-DALY, Leif Patrick Sean→

secretary · appointed 1995-08-01 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

MORGAN, Douglas Guy Richard→

secretary · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2012-10-18

Resigned

BARNES, Simon Frances James→

director · ~74y · resigned 1998-12-31

Resigned

BEATTY, Kevin Joseph→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2021-12-17

Resigned

BEATTY, Kevin Joseph→

director · ~69y · appointed 1996-08-08 · resigned 1998-12-31

Resigned

BENNETT, Judith Claire→

director · ~76y · resigned 1993-11-25

Resigned

DACRE, Paul Michael→

director · ~78y · appointed 1998-07-22 · resigned 2018-09-26

Resigned

DAVIES, Simon John Andrew→

director · ~60y · appointed 2003-06-09 · resigned 2008-11-10

Resigned

DE LA BEDOYERE, Sally Jean→

director · ~66y · appointed 1999-01-02 · resigned 2000-04-27

Resigned

DEAR, Susan Barbara→

director · ~68y · appointed 2000-04-27 · resigned 2003-06-06

Resigned

DYSON, Simon Maxim→

director · ~76y · appointed 1996-01-23 · resigned 1997-01-21

Resigned

ENGLISH, David, Sir→

director · ~95y · resigned 1998-06-10

Resigned

GORDON, Nicholas→

director · ~79y · resigned 1992-07-21

Resigned

GORMAN, Rosemary Chalmers→

director · ~69y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2015-07-15

Resigned

GREIG, Geordie Carron→

director · ~66y · appointed 2012-06-13 · resigned 2020-03-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (212 total)

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2026-05-21

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-05-21

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-02-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-05-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-12-17