MANSFORD CAPITAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03033587 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-15

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

113 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £445

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Profit before tax	£445
Average employees	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2025-07-08
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2024-05-07
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2024-05-07
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2023-12-20
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2023-03-23
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address · AD01
2023-03-22
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address · AD01
2022-12-29
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2021-12-20
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2021-03-17
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accounts · AA
2020-04-02
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officers · TM01
2020-03-31
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SAUNDERS, Judy resigned
director
2020-01-03
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accounts · AA
2018-12-04
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2017-12-27
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accounts · AA
2017-11-27
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KNOX, James Andrew Savin resigned
director
2017-11-27
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officers · TM01
2015-09-01
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DALE, Thomas Geoffrey Charles resigned
director
2015-09-01
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KNOX, James Andrew Savin appointed
director
2014-12-08
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BOXALL, Colin resigned
director
2014-12-08
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DALE, Thomas Geoffrey Charles appointed
director
2014-02-18
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BOXALL, Colin appointed
director
2013-07-16
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SAUNDERS, Judy appointed
director
2012-12-12
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ANDERSON, John Michael resigned
secretary
2009-03-03
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BIRCH, Michael Philip resigned
director
2008-10-17
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KRAMER, Clinton David resigned
director
2008-09-23
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KRAMER, Clinton David appointed
director
2007-09-30
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MACECHERN, Gavin Macalister resigned
director
2005-08-18
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BIRCH, Michael Philip appointed
director
2004-07-28
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FLOOD, Jonathan Paul resigned
director
2004-06-29
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ANDERSON, John Michael appointed
secretary
2004-06-29
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DINAN, Dominic resigned
secretary
2004-01-15
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DINAN, Dominic resigned
director
2004-01-15
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FLOOD, Jonathan Paul appointed
director
2003-09-10
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ELGHANAYAN, David Sharam resigned
director
2002-11-19
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KNIGHT, Charles Henry appointed
director
2002-04-12
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DINAN, Dominic appointed
secretary
2002-04-12
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SMITH, Oliver resigned
secretary
2002-03-15
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DINAN, Dominic appointed
director
2002-03-15
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ELGHANAYAN, David Sharam appointed
director
1995-03-15
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Company incorporated
As MANSFORD CAPITAL LIMITED
1995-03-15
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SMITH, Oliver appointed
director
1995-03-15
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SMITH, Oliver appointed
secretary
1995-03-15
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SECRETAIRE LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-03-15
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SECRETAIRE LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-03-15
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BROWN, Kevin Thomas appointed
nominee-director
1995-03-15
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BROWN, Kevin Thomas resigned
nominee-director
1995-03-15
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MACECHERN, Gavin Macalister appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

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 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Group structure

Mansford Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mansford Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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MANSFORD CAPITAL LIMITED

This company · 03033587

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mansford Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-03-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

33 Cavendish Square

London

W1G 0PW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

KNIGHT, Charles Henry→

director · ~60y · appointed 2002-11-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Oliver→

director · ~59y · appointed 1995-03-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ANDERSON, John Michael→

secretary · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2012-12-12

Resigned

DINAN, Dominic→

secretary · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2004-06-29

Resigned

SMITH, Oliver→

secretary · appointed 1995-03-15 · resigned 2002-04-12

Resigned

SECRETAIRE LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-03-15 · resigned 1995-03-15

Resigned

BIRCH, Michael Philip→

director · ~68y · appointed 2005-08-18 · resigned 2009-03-03

Resigned

BOXALL, Colin→

director · ~50y · appointed 2014-02-18 · resigned 2014-12-08

Resigned

BROWN, Kevin Thomas→

nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 1995-03-15 · resigned 1995-03-15

Resigned

DALE, Thomas Geoffrey Charles→

director · ~43y · appointed 2014-12-08 · resigned 2015-09-01

Resigned

DINAN, Dominic→

director · ~60y · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2004-01-15

Resigned

ELGHANAYAN, David Sharam→

director · ~51y · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2003-09-10

Resigned

FLOOD, Jonathan Paul→

director · ~56y · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2004-07-28

Resigned

KNOX, James Andrew Savin→

director · ~39y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2017-11-27

Resigned

KRAMER, Clinton David→

director · ~49y · appointed 2008-09-23 · resigned 2008-10-17

Resigned

MACECHERN, Gavin Macalister→

director · ~82y · appointed 1995-03-15 · resigned 2007-09-30

Resigned

SAUNDERS, Judy→

director · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-16 · resigned 2020-03-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-05-07

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-05-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-03-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-03-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-20