5 MILL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06752656 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-18
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
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£29
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £29
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£29
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 95% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.4k | £3.2k |
| Current assets | £3.9k | £2.0k |
| Net assets | £29 | £29 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-27📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-05➕ATKINSON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-07-05➕BIDDLE, Karen Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-07-05➖CAPPS, Daphne resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-05➖CAPPS, Frederick Martin Hugh resigneddirector
- 2015-11-22➕WALTERS, James Martyn appointeddirector
- 2015-09-10➖FOX, Deborah resigneddirector
- 2014-01-14➕FOX, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2014-01-13➖LINDSLEY, David John resigneddirector
- 2010-04-01➕LINDSLEY, David John appointeddirector
- 2009-11-18➖WOODS, Anthony Christopher resigneddirector
- 2008-12-01➕CAPPS, Daphne appointedsecretary
- 2008-12-01➕CAPPS, Frederick Martin Hugh appointeddirector
- 2008-12-01➖DUNGATE, Keith Stephen resigneddirector
- 2008-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 MILL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2008-11-18➕DUNGATE, Keith Stephen appointeddirector
- 2008-11-18➕WOODS, Anthony Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
5 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Margaret Walters Individual · British · DOB 05/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/07/2022 |
Ms Karen Jane Biddle Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/07/2022 |
Mr Andrew Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/07/2022 |
Victoria Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/07/2022 |
Mr James Martyn Walters Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/07/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Frederick Martin Hugh Cappsceased 05/07/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
110 Corve Street
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 1DJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
ATKINSON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BIDDLE, Karen Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALTERS, James Martyn→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2015-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAPPS, Daphne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2021-07-05
CAPPS, Frederick Martin Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2021-07-05
DUNGATE, Keith Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2008-11-18 · resigned 2008-12-01
FOX, Deborah→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2014-01-14 · resigned 2015-09-10
LINDSLEY, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2014-01-13
WOODS, Anthony Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2008-11-18 · resigned 2009-11-18
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Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18