MITCHELLS & BUTLERS (IP) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04885717 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-03

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (7 active, 26 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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officers · CH01
2026-02-20
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officers · AP01
2026-02-12
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BRADLEY, Fiona Mary appointed
director
2025-03-11
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accounts · AA
2025-03-11
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-03-11
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-04-22
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accounts · AA
2024-04-22
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-04-22
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-01-04
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officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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HUGHES, Alison Jane Margaret resigned
director
2023-05-04
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accounts · AA
2022-09-15
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officers · AP01
2022-09-15
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officers · AP01
2022-09-07
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officers · TM01
2022-09-01
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FREEMAN, Andrew David appointed
director
2022-09-01
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HUGHES, Alison Jane Margaret appointed
director
2022-08-31
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MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph resigned
director
2022-08-08
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2022-08-08
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2022-05-11
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officers · AP01
2022-05-09
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officers · TM01
2022-04-30
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MOTTRAM, Mark appointed
director
2022-04-30
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BERROW, Jacqueline Ann resigned
director
2022-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-29
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2021-05-29
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2020-09-07
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BURTON, Denise Patricia appointed
secretary
2020-09-07
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MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph resigned
secretary
2020-04-01
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MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph appointed
secretary
2020-03-31
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BURTON, Denise Patricia resigned
secretary
2013-02-15
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MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph appointed
director
2011-01-19
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BURTON, Denise Patricia appointed
secretary
2011-01-19
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TROUSDALE, Carolyn resigned
secretary
2010-11-15
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BENJAMIN, Rachel Abigail resigned
secretary
2010-11-15
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TROUSDALE, Carolyn appointed
secretary
2010-10-21
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KENNEDY, Bronagh resigned
director
2010-09-25
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BOLTER, Andrew Christopher resigned
director
2010-08-31
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MARTINDALE, Susan Katrina appointed
director
2010-08-31
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MILES, Lee Jonathan appointed
director
2010-08-31
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VAUGHAN, Andrew William appointed
director
2010-08-31
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BERROW, Jacqueline Ann appointed
director
2010-08-31
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TOWNSEND, Jeremy Charles Douglas resigned
director
2009-10-12
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BOLTER, Andrew Christopher appointed
director
2009-10-12
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WHEATON, Alison Thompson resigned
director
2009-04-06
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BENJAMIN, Rachel Abigail appointed
secretary
2009-04-06
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PENRICE, Victoria Margaret resigned
secretary
2008-09-01
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WHEATON, Alison Thompson appointed
director
2008-07-04
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BUTTERFIELD, John Christopher Noel Robert Hay resigned
director
2008-01-29
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NAFFAH, Karim resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

Mitchells & Butlers Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mitchells & Butlers Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MITCHELLS & BUTLERS (IP) LIMITED

This company · 04885717

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
Mitchells & Butlers Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-09-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

27 Fleet Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B3 1JP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01