MHWIRTH UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01753931 · ltd · incorporated 1983-09-19
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28220
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 39.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 39.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
40 officers (5 active, 40 linked, 35 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
213 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-01-24
    BRATTON, David Ewing appointed
    director
  11. 2025-01-24
    CHAUVIERE III, Eugene Charles appointed
    director
  12. 2025-01-24
    CONNELLY, James Daniel appointed
    director
  13. 2025-01-24
    KNUTSEN, Jan Petter resigned
    director
  14. 2025-01-24
    STENEVIK, Dag Arthur resigned
    director
  15. 2025-01-24
    STEVENSON, Neal Turner Mackay resigned
    director
  16. 2024-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-01-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2024-01-16
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Nordic Trustee As
  19. 2023-12-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-12-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-12-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-12-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-11-30
    FORSYTH, David Gilmore appointed
    director
  24. 2023-11-30
    GRIFFIN, Michael Daniel resigned
    director
  25. 2023-11-30
    KNUTSEN, Jan Petter appointed
    director
  26. 2023-11-30
    STEVENSON, Neal Turner Mackay appointed
    director
  27. 2023-11-22
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  28. 2023-11-22
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    Charge satisfied #4
  29. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2022-12-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  31. 2022-12-08
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  32. 2022-12-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  33. 2022-12-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  34. 2022-03-31
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Nordic Trustee as (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
  35. 2022-03-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  36. 2021-11-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Dnb Bank Asa (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
  37. 2021-10-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Nordea Bank Abp, Filial I Norge (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
  38. 2021-09-10
    PAASKE, Oyvind resigned
    director
  39. 2021-09-10
    PEDERSEN, Oystein Sunde resigned
    director
  40. 2021-09-10
    RIBER, Per Gunnar resigned
    director
  41. 2021-09-10
    STENEVIK, Dag Arthur appointed
    director
  42. 2018-07-12
    PEDERSEN, Oystein Sunde appointed
    director
  43. 2018-03-21
    PAASKE, Oyvind appointed
    director
  44. 2018-01-30
    OLSVOLL, Espen resigned
    director
  45. 2017-12-06
    KNUTSEN, Jan Petter resigned
    director
  46. 2017-12-06
    RIBER, Per Gunnar appointed
    director
  47. 2017-10-27
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  48. 2017-10-27
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  49. 2016-09-08
    OLSVOLL, Espen appointed
    director
  50. 2016-06-30
    GUNNEROD, Tor Erling, Senior Vice President resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 96 events

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Baker Hughes Company
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Akastor Asa
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
MHWIRTH UK LIMITED
This company · 01753931

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Baker Hughes Company
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/10/2021
Akastor Asa
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28220 — SIC 28220

Registered office

One Fleet Place
London
EC4M 7WS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (5 active · 35 resigned)

DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-10-27
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Active
BRATTON, David Ewing
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-01-24
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Active
CHAUVIERE III, Eugene Charles
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-01-24
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Active
CONNELLY, James Daniel
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-01-24
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Active
FORSYTH, David Gilmore
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-11-30
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Active
BRADSHAW, David
secretary · resigned 1994-04-21
Resigned
IAIN SMITH & COMPANY
corporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 2007-11-15
Resigned
IAIN SMITH & COMPANY
corporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 1988-12-31
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-15 · resigned 2017-10-27
Resigned
AASEN, Jan-Ove
director · ~68y · resigned 1995-01-26
Resigned
BLANCH, Kristine
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
BRINGA, Torstein
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-01-20 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
CLARK, Colin Reid
director · ~72y · resigned 1995-02-08
Resigned
DEY, Graham
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-06-21 · resigned 2002-07-03
Resigned
EKORNSATER, Lars Annfinn
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-01-20 · resigned 2000-07-01
Resigned
FEDOG, Tom
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-02-08 · resigned 1996-06-01
Resigned
FREDRIKSON, Kjell
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-08-12 · resigned 1999-01-20
Resigned
GJESDAL, Eiliv
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-16 · resigned 2011-10-01
Resigned
GRIFFIN, Michael Daniel
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-11-08 · resigned 2023-11-30
Resigned
GUNNEROD, Tor Erling, Senior Vice President
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-10-01 · resigned 2016-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nordic Trustee As
A registered charge1 property16/01/2024
satisfied
Nordic Trustee as (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
A registered charge31/03/202222/11/2023
outstanding
Dnb Bank Asa (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
A registered charge24/11/2021
satisfied
Nordea Bank Abp, Filial I Norge (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
A registered charge29/10/202130/03/2022
satisfied
Deu Norske Creditbank
Deu Norske Creditbank PLC
Debenture1 property29/07/198619/09/2014
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Recent filings (213 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-08