A. MULLINS DESIGN LTD

💤Zombieactive
06844433 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 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 (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees600600

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-31
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    MULLINS, Amanda Jane resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-02-01
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    MULLINS, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    MULLINS, Christopher Adrian resigned
    director
  19. 2009-10-01
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    MULLINS, Andrew John appointed
    director
  20. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    MULLINS, Christopher Adrian appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-12
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-03-12
    ➖
    HURWORTH, Aderyn resigned
    director
  23. 2009-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A. MULLINS DESIGN LTD
  24. 2009-03-11
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2009-03-11
    ➕
    HURWORTH, Aderyn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MULLINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John Mullins
Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Woolford Bungalow Woolford Hollow
Buckland Newton
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 7DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MULLINS, Andrew John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2009-03-12
Resigned
HURWORTH, Aderyn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2009-03-12
Resigned
MULLINS, Amanda Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned
MULLINS, Christopher Adrian→
director · ~39y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11