AIT MANUALS LTD

🌳Matureactive
05146470 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-07
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£923
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52230
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £923

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
Net Worth
£923
Current Assets
£40k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£28.8k—
Current assets£40.3k—
Cash£5.1k—
Debtors£35.2k—
Net assets£923—
Average employees—200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-09-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-07-01
    ➖
    CHANDLER, Robin William resigned
    director
  11. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    MAGILL, Patricia appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    SHARP, Marilyn resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    SHARP, Marilyn resigned
    director
  21. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    STOBBIE, John Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2004-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIT MANUALS LTD
  23. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    MAGILL, Peter Graham appointed
    director
  24. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    SHARP, Marilyn appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Robin William appointed
    director
  26. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    SHARP, Marilyn appointed
    director
  27. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    STOBBIE, John Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-01: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-09-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Patricia Magill
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016
Peter Graham Magill
Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2004-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230

Registered office

Oakley House
Tetbury Road
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 1US
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MAGILL, Patricia→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAGILL, Peter Graham→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARP, Marilyn→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
CHANDLER, Robin William→
director · ~90y · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned
SHARP, Marilyn→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
STOBBIE, John Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-10