MANTAWIN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02332993 · ltd · incorporated 1989-01-06
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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
107 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-29
    MILLINGTON, Nicholas William appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-01-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-01-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2025-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-10-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2017-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 1995-09-01
    ALBINSSON, Ruben Morgan resigned
    director
  19. 1992-04-03
    MILLINGTON, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  20. 1992-04-03
    MILLINGTON, Philip Nigel resigned
    secretary
  21. 1989-01-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MANTAWIN LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MILLINGTON, Nicholas William (same surname) appointed 2026-05-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Nigel Millington
Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ashmead Investments Limitedceased 12/01/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1989-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

10 Stadium Business Court, Millennium Way
Pride Park
Derby
DE24 8HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MILLINGTON, Caroline
secretary · appointed 1992-04-03
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Active
MILLINGTON, Nicholas William
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-05-29
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Active
MILLINGTON, Philip Nigel
director · ~73y
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Active
MILLINGTON, Philip Nigel
secretary · resigned 1992-04-03
Resigned
ALBINSSON, Ruben Morgan
director · ~88y · resigned 1995-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27