MINTWORTH TRANSPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02408985 · ltd · incorporated 1989-07-28
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£503.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £503,798
Net assets shrinking
Down £58,122 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£504k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↓ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£331k£663k£994k£1.3m£1.7mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-302024-07-30
Total assets£503.8k£561.9k
Current assets£1.57M£1.66M
Net assets£503.8k£561.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-02
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-10-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-10-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-07-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-08-31
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    HURST, Melissa Natalie Adele appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-08-31
    ➖
    HURST, John Leigh Jarrod resigned
    secretary
  19. 2001-07-27
    ➖
    HINCHLIFFE, John Brenton resigned
    director
  20. 1996-07-18
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    HINCHLIFFE, John Brenton appointed
    director
  21. 1994-10-10
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    HURST, Melissa Natalie Adele appointed
    director
  22. 1994-10-10
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    POMLETT, Frank Ewart resigned
    director
  23. 1989-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As MINTWORTH TRANSPORT LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Leigh Jarrod Hurst
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1989-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Peartree Cottage Peartree Cottage
Shelsley Beauchamp
Worcester
WR6 6RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HURST, Melissa Natalie Adele→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-31
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Active
HURST, John Leigh Jarrod→
director · ~61y
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Active
HURST, Melissa Natalie Adele→
director · ~59y · appointed 1994-10-10
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Active
HURST, John Leigh Jarrod→
secretary · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned
HINCHLIFFE, John Brenton→
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-07-18 · resigned 2001-07-27
Resigned
POMLETT, Frank Ewart→
director · ~97y · resigned 1994-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27