ANDY MITCHELL TOOLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06638855 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£28.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £28,631

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£29k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£98k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£39k£59k£78k£98kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£61.0k£41.7k
Current assets£98.1k£74.5k
Net assets£28.6k£19.8k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-07-11
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Shara appointed
    director
  18. 2008-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDY MITCHELL TOOLS LIMITED
  19. 2008-07-04
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Shara appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-07-04
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Andrew John appointed
    director
  21. 2008-07-04
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-07-04
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-07-04
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-07-04
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MITCHELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

54/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-18

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Shara Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/03/2025

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
Incorporated2008-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Kent Space, Suite 2026 6-8 Revenge Road
Chatham
ME5 8UD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MITCHELL, Shara→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Andrew John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Shara→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-04 · resigned 2008-07-04
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-04 · resigned 2008-07-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-13