MAKE MINE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05048020 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-18
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
£186.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.4y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £186,567

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£61k
Net Worth
£187k
Current Assets
£253k
Current Liabilities
£0£51k£101k£152k£203k£253kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£186.6k
Current assets£253.2k
Cash£61.3k
Debtors£183.1k
Net assets£186.6k
Average employees400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-02-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-09
    BOTTRILL, Allan Jeffrey resigned
    director
  12. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-05-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-11-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Crown Estate Commissioners
  18. 2005-09-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2005-01-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Derwent Valley London Limited
  20. 2004-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As MAKE MINE LIMITED
  21. 2004-02-18
    ISIKSALAN, Batuhan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-02-18
    ISIKSALAN, Batuhan appointed
    director
  23. 2004-02-18
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-02-18
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-02-18
    BOTTRILL, Allan Jeffrey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Group structure

Civilpack Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Civilpack Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
MAKE MINE LIMITED
This company · 05048020

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Civilpack Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Allan Jeffrey Bottrillceased 09/10/2019· 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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Construction House, Runwell Road
Wickford
Essex
SS11 7HQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ISIKSALAN, Batuhan
secretary · appointed 2004-02-18
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Active
ISIKSALAN, Batuhan
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-02-18
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-18 · resigned 2004-02-18
Resigned
BOTTRILL, Allan Jeffrey
director · ~82y · appointed 2004-02-18 · resigned 2019-10-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Crown Estate Commissioners
Rent deposit deed1 property22/11/2011
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property15/09/2005
outstanding
Derwent Valley London
Derwent Valley London Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property14/01/2005
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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-19