APPLEBY MANN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03456056 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-27
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.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 4 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
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees35003200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-15
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    MANN, Matthew James appointed
    director
  4. 2023-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-19
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-22
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-07-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2016-04-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-04-05
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    MANN, Merilyn Joy resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-04-05
    ➖
    MANN, Ian Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2016-04-05
    ➖
    MANN, Merilyn Joy resigned
    director
  20. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    MANN, Lisa Gabrielle appointed
    director
  21. 1997-11-09
    ➕
    MANN, Merilyn Joy appointed
    director
  22. 1997-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLEBY MANN LIMITED
  23. 1997-10-27
    ➕
    MANN, Merilyn Joy appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-10-27
    ➕
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-10-27
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    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-10-27
    ➕
    MANN, Ian Robert appointed
    director

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MANN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lisa Gabrielle Mann
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Matthew James Mann
Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
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
Incorporated1997-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Ashgrove Park Day Nursery 60, Ashgrove Road
Ashley Down
Bristol
BS7 9LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MANN, Lisa Gabrielle→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANN, Matthew James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANN, Merilyn Joy→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-27 · resigned 2016-04-05
Resigned
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-27 · resigned 1997-10-27
Resigned
MANN, Ian Robert→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-10-27 · resigned 2016-04-05
Resigned
MANN, Merilyn Joy→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-11-09 · resigned 2016-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
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accounts · AA
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
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officers · AP01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-11