MAYER & MAYER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07875205 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-08
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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
70
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 accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-15➕MAYER, Edwin Sydney Leonard appointeddirector
- 2020-05-15➖PARKER-ELMS, Anita Susan resigneddirector
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-05-05➖MAYER, Edwin Sydney Leonard resigneddirector
- 2017-05-05➕PARKER-ELMS, Anita Susan appointeddirector
- 2011-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs MAYER & MAYER LIMITED
- 2011-12-08➕MAYER, Patricia Jean appointeddirector
- 2011-12-08➕MAYER, Edwin Sydney Leonard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "MAYER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Edwin Sydney Leonard Mayer Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/05/2020 |
Mrs Patricia Jean Mayer Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Anita Susan Parker-Elmsceased 15/05/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Edwin Sydney Leonard Mayerceased 05/05/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
25 Ellesmere Road
Twickenham
TW1 2DJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MAYER, Edwin Sydney Leonard→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAYER, Patricia Jean→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAYER, Edwin Sydney Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-12-08 · resigned 2017-05-05
PARKER-ELMS, Anita Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-05-05 · resigned 2020-05-15
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-05-18