A.W. MELLISH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01646254 · ltd · incorporated 1982-06-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 43.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 43.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-12-31
    ➖
    CATTANEO, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-12-31
    ➖
    CATTANEO, Peter John resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-12-31
    ➖
    HOLBEN, Robert Leslie resigned
    director
  12. 2021-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-07-01
    ➕
    CATTANEO, Peter John appointed
    director
  20. 2010-07-01
    ➕
    HOLBEN, Robert Leslie appointed
    director
  21. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    CATTANEO, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-04-30
    ➖
    STEVENS, Paul Richard resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-03-29
    ➖
    BATE, Richard resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    STEVENS, Paul Richard appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-02-02
    ➖
    BATE, Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2003-11-19
    ➕
    LOPEZ RELIMPIO, Rafael Angel appointed
    director
  27. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    BATE, Richard appointed
    director
  28. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    HOWE, John resigned
    director
  29. 2002-10-11
    ➕
    BATE, Richard appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-10-11
    ➖
    HOWE, John resigned
    secretary
  31. 1983-03-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 1982-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.W. MELLISH LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CATTANEO, Peter John resigned 2025-12-31; CATTANEO, Peter John resigned 2025-12-31

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Fulbourn Silo Wilbraham Road
Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB21 5ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

HERNANDEZ CALLEJAS, Antonio→
director · ~71y
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Active
LOPEZ RELIMPIO, Rafael Angel→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-11-19
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Active
BATE, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-11 · resigned 2004-03-29
Resigned
CATTANEO, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
HOWE, John→
secretary · resigned 2002-10-11
Resigned
STEVENS, Paul Richard→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned
BATE, Richard→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2004-02-02
Resigned
CATTANEO, Peter John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-07-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
HOLBEN, Robert Leslie→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-07-01 · resigned 2021-12-31
Resigned
HOWE, John→
director · ~84y · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/03/1983—
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Recent filings (113 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15