A1 MINI-MIX CONCRETE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03519361 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-27
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 27.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1200500

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    BURNELL, Mark Anthony resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-06-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-31
    ➕
    BIRKS, Mathew appointed
    director
  14. 2017-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2017-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2009-07-09
    ➖
    HILLIER, Jeffrey resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-07-09
    ➖
    RANBY, Mark David resigned
    director
  21. 2009-06-26
    ➕
    BURNELL, Mark Anthony appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-12-01
    ➖
    ALLSOPP, Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2000-05-02
    ➕
    RANBY, Mark David appointed
    director
  24. 1999-02-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 1998-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 MINI-MIX CONCRETE LIMITED
  26. 1998-02-27
    ➕
    HILLIER, Jeffrey appointed
    director
  27. 1998-02-27
    ➕
    HILLIER, Jeffrey appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-02-27
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-02-27
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-02-27
    ➕
    ALLSOPP, Peter appointed
    director
  31. 1998-02-27
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1998-02-27
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 Mark Ranby
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence20/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Anna Ranbyceased 25/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1998-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

1 Derby Road
Eastwood
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG16 3PA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BIRKS, Mathew→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILLIER, Jeffrey→
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNELL, Mark Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-26 · resigned 2025-06-10
Resigned
HILLIER, Jeffrey→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2009-07-09
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 1998-02-27
Resigned
ALLSOPP, Peter→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2005-12-01
Resigned
RANBY, Mark David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2009-07-09
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 1998-02-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property06/02/1999—
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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25