AUSTIN MANGO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03110440 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-05
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£681.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
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
84 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £681,904

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£682k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£684k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£137k£273k£410k£547k£684kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£683.1k£650.0k
Current assets£683.7k£650.0k
Net assets£681.9k£649.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-05-10
    ➕
    KALLAY, Aleksandra appointed
    director
  8. 2024-05-10
    ➖
    PALMER, Julian resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-25
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  12. 2021-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-03-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-03-16
    ➕
    PALMER, Julian appointed
    director
  18. 2020-03-16
    ➖
    SMIDT, Peter William resigned
    director
  19. 2019-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-12-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-12-02
    ➕
    SMIDT, Peter William appointed
    director
  22. 2019-12-02
    ➖
    STANNERS, Lynne resigned
    director
  23. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 1999-05-25
    ➕
    STANNERS, Lynne appointed
    director
  25. 1999-05-24
    ➖
    BROWN, Sally resigned
    director
  26. 1995-10-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUSTIN MANGO LIMITED
  27. 1995-10-05
    ➕
    SMIDT, Peter William appointed
    secretary
  28. 1995-10-05
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1995-10-05
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1995-10-05
    ➕
    BROWN, Sally appointed
    director
  31. 1995-10-05
    ➕
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1995-10-05
    ➖
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sally Smidt
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Peter William Smidt
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
25–50%
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
Incorporated1995-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

2nd Floor Stanley House
London Road
Hook
Hampshire
RG27 9GA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

SMIDT, Peter William→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KALLAY, Aleksandra→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-05 · resigned 1995-10-05
Resigned
BROWN, Sally→
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-10-05 · resigned 1999-05-24
Resigned
PALMER, Julian→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-03-16 · resigned 2024-05-10
Resigned
SMIDT, Peter William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-12-02 · resigned 2020-03-16
Resigned
STANNERS, Lynne→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-05-25 · resigned 2019-12-02
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-10-05 · resigned 1995-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16