S. MUNDEY, BUTCHERS, LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03611394 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-06
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£129.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (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
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, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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 £129,239
Net assets shrinking
Down £57,370 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£129k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£40k£81k£121k£162k£202kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£129.6k£187.9k
Current assets£136.5k£202.0k
Net assets£129.2k£186.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2024-05-31
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  4. 2024-01-31
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  5. 2023-05-31
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  6. 2022-04-26
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  7. 2021-05-21
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  8. 2020-05-29
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  9. 2019-04-02
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  10. 2018-02-23
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  11. 2017-02-11
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  12. 2016-02-11
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  13. 2015-08-07
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  14. 2015-04-09
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-08-06
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  16. 2007-03-18
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    INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2007-03-17
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    MUNDEY, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-21
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    O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-06-21
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    INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 1998-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As S. MUNDEY, BUTCHERS, LIMITED
  21. 1998-08-06
    ➕
    MUNDEY, Stephen Martin appointed
    director
  22. 1998-08-06
    ➕
    O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick appointed
    secretary
  23. 1998-08-06
    ➕
    IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-08-06
    ➖
    IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-08-06
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    IMC CORPORATE NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 1998-08-06
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    IMC CORPORATE NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MUNDEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

95/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Martin Mundey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated1998-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Registered office

P A Hutchinson & Co Office
Old Courts Road
Brigg
North Lincs
DN20 8JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MUNDEY, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNDEY, Stephen Martin→
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-06 · resigned 2005-06-21
Resigned
IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-06 · resigned 1998-08-06
Resigned
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-21 · resigned 2007-03-18
Resigned
IMC CORPORATE NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-08-06 · resigned 1998-08-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

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2025-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-31
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capital · SH01
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-29