MR TROTTER LTD

🌳Matureactive

07761898 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-05

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10890

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Total assets	—	£130.9k
Current assets	—	£202.5k
Net assets	—	£130.9k
Average employees	300	—

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

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-07-06
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2024-08-05
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2023-06-23
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2022-08-16
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2022-06-23
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2022-06-23
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officers · CH03
2022-06-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-06
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gazette · DISS40
2021-10-05
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gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-04
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address · AD01
2021-09-30
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2020-08-29
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2019-11-25
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2019-11-25
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2019-07-19
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2018-01-16
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PONSONBY, Rupert Spencer appointed
director
2018-01-16
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FORT, Matthew resigned
director
2018-01-16
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PARKER BOWLES, Thomas Henry resigned
director
2018-01-16
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PONSONBY, Rupert Spencer resigned
director
2014-10-31
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WALKER, Karyn Sivess resigned
director
2013-11-01
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WALKER, Karyn Sivess appointed
director
2012-11-01
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WALKER, Karyn Sivess appointed
director
2012-11-01
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WALKER, Karyn Sivess resigned
director
2011-09-05
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Company incorporated
As MR TROTTER LTD
2011-09-05
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WALKER, Karen Sivess appointed
secretary
2011-09-05
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JEBB, Graham Roy appointed
director
2011-09-05
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FORT, Matthew appointed
director
2011-09-05
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PARKER BOWLES, Thomas Henry appointed
director
2011-09-05
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PONSONBY, Rupert Spencer appointed
director
2011-09-05
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WALKER, Karyn Sivess appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Rupert Spencer Ponsonby Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	16/01/2018
Miss Karen Sivess Walker Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	16/01/2018
Mr Graham Roy Jebb Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	16/01/2018

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

Incorporated2011-09-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

Maybank Holyhead Road

Wellington

Telford

TF1 2EA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-17

Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

WALKER, Karen Sivess→

secretary · appointed 2011-09-05

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Active

JEBB, Graham Roy→

director · ~68y · appointed 2011-09-05

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Active

PONSONBY, Rupert Spencer→

director · ~73y · appointed 2018-01-16

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Active

WALKER, Karyn Sivess→

director · ~65y · appointed 2012-11-01

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Active

FORT, Matthew→

director · ~79y · appointed 2011-09-05 · resigned 2018-01-16

Resigned

PARKER BOWLES, Thomas Henry→

director · ~52y · appointed 2011-09-05 · resigned 2018-01-16

Resigned

PONSONBY, Rupert Spencer→

director · ~73y · appointed 2011-09-05 · resigned 2018-01-16

Resigned

WALKER, Karyn Sivess→

director · ~65y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2014-10-31

Resigned

WALKER, Karyn Sivess→

director · ~65y · appointed 2011-09-05 · resigned 2012-11-01

Resigned

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