A. MANNING U.K. LIMITED

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01807814 · ltd · incorporated 1984-04-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£3.29M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,290,241
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.6m
↓ 8.1% YoY
Net Worth
£3.3m
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£4.2m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£843k£1.7m£2.5m£3.4m£4.2mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£3.29M£3.07M
Current assets£4.17M£4.21M
Cash£2.65M£2.88M
Debtors£1.53M£1.33M
Net assets£3.29M£3.07M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-08-22
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-20
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  6. 2021-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-23
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-08
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-10
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2017-11-10
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2017-10-31
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    NEWPORT, Jacqueiline Jean appointed
    secretary
  14. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    MANNING, Ann resigned
    secretary
  15. 2016-11-08
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-05-23
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    document-replacement · RP04
  18. 2015-06-09
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    MANNING, John resigned
    director
  19. 2014-10-14
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    MANNING, Edna resigned
    director
  20. 2003-06-01
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    MANNING, Edna appointed
    director
  21. 1984-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A. MANNING U.K. LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MANNING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Ann Manning
Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1984-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

73a Reading Road
Henley-On-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 1AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

NEWPORT, Jacqueiline Jean→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANNING, Ann→
director · ~74y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANNING, Ann→
secretary · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
MANNING, Edna→
director · ~102y · appointed 2003-06-01 · resigned 2014-10-14
Resigned
MANNING, John→
director · ~103y · resigned 2015-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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2022-07-13
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accounts · AA
2021-11-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
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accounts · AA
2020-09-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-04